M6 crash J21A southbound

Crash on the M6 southbound at J21A on Thursday 22 October 2026, from 13:13. Cleared at 14:58 after 1 h 45 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 14:58 on 22 Oct 2026, after 1 h 45 min

Location

M6 southbound · J21A

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. yesterday 13:13 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
2. yesterday 14:58 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
3. yesterday 14:58 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: link road from M6 southbound J21A to M62 westbound J10).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 stopped traffic J5–J605:28 · Live
• M6 crash J25–J26 northbound02:26 · cleared after 2 h 6 min
• M6 crash J6 northbound00:46 · cleared after 44 min
• M6 crash J28–J29 northboundyesterday 17:28 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M6 reported crash J29 northboundyesterday 17:18 · cleared after 41 min
• M6 crash J19–J18 southboundyesterday 16:39 · cleared after 2 h 50 min
• M6 crash J3–J3A northboundyesterday 16:20 · cleared after 2 h 32 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northboundyesterday 15:13 · cleared after 2 h 15 min
• M6 crash J2 northboundyesterday 15:04 · cleared after 58 min
• M6 stopped traffic J21 southboundyesterday 14:29 · cleared after 5 h

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