M6 crash J27–J28 northbound
Cleared Cleared at 08:51 on 5 Oct 2026, after 1 h 1 min.
Crash on the M6 northbound at J27–J28 on Monday 5 October 2026, from 07:50. Cleared at 08:51 after 1 h 1 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
M6 northbound · J27–J28
Collision
yesterday 07:50–yesterday 08:51 (cleared after 1 h 1 min) · delay ~10 min · queue 2.7 mi
TomTom · Motorway signs
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Stationary traffic
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J27 and J28).
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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.