M6 crash J26–J27 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J26–J27 on Thursday 29 October 2026, from 17:08. Cleared at 17:57 after 49 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 17:57 on 29 Oct 2026, after 49 min

Location

M6 northbound · J26–J27

Reported as

Collision

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Thu 17:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Thu 17:19 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. Thu 17:23 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Thu 17:23 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. Thu 17:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
6. Thu 17:43 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Thu 17:57 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
8. Thu 17:57 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (7 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J26 and J27).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 reported crash J16–J15 southboundyesterday 13:25 · cleared after 56 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J7 northboundyesterday 11:58 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 southboundyesterday 11:12 · cleared after 59 min
• M6 crash J23–J22 southboundyesterday 06:45 · cleared after 3 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J9–J10yesterday 06:09 · cleared after 3 h 17 min
• M6 crash J4 southboundyesterday 05:53 · cleared after 3 h 52 min
• M6 stopped traffic J10–J9 southboundSun 18:24 · cleared after 4 h 40 min
• M6 crash J15–J14 southboundSun 16:45 · cleared after 14 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J18–J19 northboundSun 16:02 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M6 crash J13–J14 northboundSun 14:01 · cleared after 43 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J26 and M6 J27.

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