M6 crash J21–J20 southbound

Crash on the M6 southbound at J21–J20 on Monday 28 September 2026, from 14:25. Cleared at 15:57 after 1 h 32 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 15:57 on 28 Sept 2026, after 1 h 32 min

Location

M6 southbound · J21–J20

Reported as

Collision

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Mon 14:25 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Mon 14:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
3. Mon 14:39 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. Mon 14:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
5. Mon 15:07 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
6. Mon 15:07 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Mon 15:07 All clear: no source reports it any more
8. Mon 15:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
9. Mon 15:39 TomTom no longer reports it
10. Mon 15:39 All clear: no source reports it any more
11. Mon 15:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
12. Mon 15:53 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Mon 15:57 TomTom no longer reports it
14. Mon 15:57 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound between J21 and J20).
• Queuing traffic

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• M6 reported crash J2–J1 southboundyesterday 21:03 · cleared after 45 min
• M6 reported crash J45–J44 southboundyesterday 17:54 · cleared after 53 min
• M6 crash J17–J16 southboundyesterday 16:38 · cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M6 crash J32 northboundyesterday 16:17 · cleared after 1 h 57 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J21 and M6 J20.

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