M6 crash J28 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J28 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 15:06. Cleared at 16:26 after 1 h 20 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 16:26 on 23 Sept 2026, after 1 h 20 min

Location

M6 northbound · J28

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom ×3

Timeline

1. Wed 15:06 Motorway signs: “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW”
2. Wed 15:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~41 min
3. Wed 15:31 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
4. Wed 15:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~48 min
5. Wed 15:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
6. Wed 15:56 Motorway signs no longer show “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW”
7. Wed 16:10 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Wed 16:26 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
9. Wed 16:26 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound within J28).
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound within J28).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J16 southboundyesterday 19:23 · cleared after 48 min
• M6 reported crash J16–J15 southboundyesterday 18:53 · cleared after 1 h 18 min
• M6 closed J5–J4A southboundyesterday 16:23 · cleared after 1 h 22 min
• M6 crash J8 southboundyesterday 13:38 · cleared after 5 h 30 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J5 southboundyesterday 08:05 · cleared after 3 h 34 min
• M6 stopped traffic J23–J22 southboundyesterday 06:51 · cleared after 3 h 12 min
• M6 crash J12 northboundyesterday 06:51 · cleared after 47 min
• M6 stopped traffic J10A–J10 southboundyesterday 06:24 · cleared after 3 h 14 min
• M6 crash J19–J18 southboundMon 20:52 · cleared after 2 h 45 min
• M6 stopped traffic J18–J17 southboundMon 15:39 · cleared after 3 h 6 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J28.

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