M6 crash J21–J20 southbound

Crash on the M6 southbound at J21–J20 on Saturday 31 October 2026, from 13:55. Cleared at 15:39 after 1 h 44 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 15:39 on 31 Oct 2026, after 1 h 44 min

Location

M6 southbound · J21–J20

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~15 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sat 13:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~5 min
2. Sat 13:58 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. Sat 14:00 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
4. Sat 15:25 TomTom no longer reports it
5. Sat 15:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
6. Sat 15:35 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Sat 15:39 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
8. Sat 15:39 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 reported crash J16–J15 southboundyesterday 13:25 · cleared after 56 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J7 northboundyesterday 11:58 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 southboundyesterday 11:12 · cleared after 59 min
• M6 crash J23–J22 southboundyesterday 06:45 · cleared after 3 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J9–J10yesterday 06:09 · cleared after 3 h 17 min
• M6 crash J4 southboundyesterday 05:53 · cleared after 3 h 52 min
• M6 stopped traffic J10–J9 southboundSun 18:24 · cleared after 4 h 40 min
• M6 crash J15–J14 southboundSun 16:45 · cleared after 14 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J18–J19 northboundSun 16:02 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M6 crash J13–J14 northboundSun 14:01 · cleared after 43 min

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

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