M6 crash J21A northbound

Cleared Cleared at 06:12 on 10 Oct 2026, after 48 min.

Crash on the M6 northbound at J21A on Saturday 10 October 2026, from 05:24. Cleared at 06:12 after 48 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

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   M6 northbound · J21A

   Collision

   05:24–06:12 (cleared after 48 min)

   Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 05:24 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 06:12 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. 06:12 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound within J21A before M62 J10 eastbound exit).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 closed J1–J2 · 05:26, cleared after 19 min
• M6 crash J22–J21A southbound · 05:24, cleared after 48 min
• M6 closed J1–J2 · 04:45, cleared after 14 min
• M6 crash J15–J14 southbound · yesterday 12:57, cleared after 6 h 13 min
• M6 reported crash J30–J29 southbound · yesterday 11:27, cleared after 41 min
• M6 delays J9 northbound · yesterday 11:01, cleared after 8 h 52 min
• M6 crash J31A–J31 southbound · yesterday 10:46, cleared after 6 h 45 min
• M6 crash J3–J2 southbound · yesterday 06:41, cleared after 3 h 29 min
• M6 crash J19–J18 southbound · yesterday 06:08, cleared after 6 h 6 min
• M6 closed J16–J15 · Thu 23:49, cleared after 4 h 47 min

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