M6 crash J21–J21A northbound

Cleared Cleared at 13:09 on 2 Oct 2026, after 6 h 1 min.

Crash on the M6 northbound at J21–J21A on Friday 2 October 2026, from 07:08. Cleared at 13:09 after 6 h 1 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M6 northbound · J21–J21A

   Collision

   07:08–13:09 (cleared after 6 h 1 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 4.6 mi

   TomTom · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 07:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~3 min
2. 07:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
3. 07:17 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
4. 07:31 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. 07:36 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
6. 07:45 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. 07:50 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 07:50 All clear: no source reports it any more
9. 11:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
10. 11:41 TomTom no longer reports it
11. 11:41 All clear: no source reports it any more
12. 12:08 Motorway signs: “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
13. 12:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
14. 13:01 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
15. 13:09 TomTom no longer reports it
16. 13:09 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic, Lane closed
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J21 and J21A).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J9–J8 southbound · 11:09, still reported
• M6 crash J21–J21A northbound · yesterday 23:23, cleared after 2 h 34 min
• M6 crash J2–J1 southbound · yesterday 07:31, cleared after 1 h 51 min
• M6 reported crash J15–J16 northbound · yesterday 04:32, cleared after 49 min
• M6 closed J16 southbound · yesterday 04:26, cleared after 47 min
• M6 crash J16–J15 southbound · yesterday 04:21, cleared after 11 h 45 min
• M6 crash J15 northbound · yesterday 04:21, cleared after 8 h 2 min
• M6 crash J14–J15 northbound · Wed 23:39, cleared after 2 h 11 min
• M6 stopped traffic J21A · Wed 16:35, cleared after 1 h 55 min
• M6 reported crash J16–J15 southbound · Wed 13:07, cleared after 40 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.