M6 crash J23–J22 southbound
Crash on the M6 southbound at J23–J22 on Monday 2 November 2026, from 06:45. Cleared at 09:49 after 3 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.
- Status
- Cleared 09:49 on 2 Nov 2026, after 3 h 4 min
- Location
- M6 southbound · J23–J22
- Reported as
- Collision
- Lanes
- 1 of 4 lanes closed
- At its worst
- Delay ~19 min
- Sources
- TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs ×2 · National Highways
Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~5 min
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~12 min
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Hard shoulder closed”, delay ~6 min
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom: collision, “Slow traffic, Accident, Hard shoulder closed”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident, Hard shoulder closed”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Accident, Hard shoulder closed”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident, Hard shoulder closed”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~8 min
- TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident, Hard shoulder closed”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident, Hard shoulder closed”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~5 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Queuing traffic, Lane closed
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J21A and J22).
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J23 and J22).
- Queuing traffic, Accident, Hard shoulder closed
- Queuing traffic
- M6 southbound between J23 and J22
- Slow traffic, Lane closed
Other recent incidents on the M6
- M6 reported crash J16–J15 southbound
- M6 stopped traffic J6–J7 northbound
- M6 crash J18–J19 southbound
- M6 stopped traffic J9–J10
- M6 crash J4 southbound
- M6 stopped traffic J10–J9 southbound
- M6 crash J15–J14 southbound
- M6 stopped traffic J18–J19 northbound
- M6 crash J13–J14 northbound
- M6 delays J19
Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J23 and M6 J22.
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