M6 crash J21–J20 southbound

Crash on the M6 southbound at J21–J20 on Wednesday 4 November 2026, from 14:46. Still reported at 16:33 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 14:46 (1 h 47 min)

Location

M6 southbound · J21–J20

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~21 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 14:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min
2. 14:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
3. 14:50 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
4. 15:13 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
5. 15:23 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~11)
6. 15:33 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
7. 15:45 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
8. 15:50 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
9. 15:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min
10. 15:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
11. 15:55 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~11)
12. 15:59 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
13. 16:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
14. 16:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~10 min
15. 16:22 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”

Source reports

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

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J16–J15 southbound13:47 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M6 stopped traffic J1213:29 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J9–J1012:06 · Live
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound09:36 · cleared after 2 h 25 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound08:16 · cleared after 1 h 15 min
• M6 crash J27 southbound08:15 · cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M6 crash J16–J15 southbound00:43 · cleared after 12 h 19 min
• M6 crash J29–J28 southboundyesterday 22:54 · cleared after 1 h 35 min
• M6 reported crash J28–J27 southboundyesterday 22:37 · cleared after 52 min
• M6 crash J22–J23 northboundyesterday 18:02 · cleared after 3 h 26 min

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

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