M6 crash J3–J3A northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J3–J3A on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 19:10. Cleared at 19:54 after 44 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:54 on 12 Nov 2026, after 44 min

Location

M6 northbound · J3–J3A

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 19:10 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 19:10 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
3. 19:54 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
4. 19:54 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
5. 19:54 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J3 and J3A).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J3 and J3A).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 reported crash J28–J27 southbound19:43 · cleared after 40 min
• M6 crash J14 northbound18:26 · cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M6 reported crash J13–J12 southbound17:46 · cleared after 14 min
• M6 reported crash J1–J2 northbound17:32 · cleared after 51 min
• M6 crash J2 northbound16:44 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M6 crash J31–J31A northbound16:16 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M6 stopped traffic J23–J24 northbound14:17 · cleared after 4 h 29 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J5 southbound13:34 · cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M6 crash J32–J31A southbound07:58 · cleared after 2 h 35 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound07:40 · cleared after 41 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J3 and M6 J3A.

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