M6 crash J3 southbound

Crash on the M6 southbound at J3 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 13:22. Cleared at 09:27 after 476 h 5 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 09:27 on 13 Oct 2026, after 476 h 5 min

Location

M6 southbound · J3

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

2 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Delay ~12 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×2 · National Highways ×4

Timeline

1. Wed 13:22 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. Wed 13:24 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~12 min
3. Wed 13:38 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
4. Wed 13:42 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
5. Wed 13:54 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~4 min (was ~12), “Slow traffic”
6. Wed 13:56 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
7. Wed 14:08 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Wed 14:15 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
9. Wed 14:15 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
10. Wed 14:26 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
11. Wed 14:56 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
12. Wed 14:56 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
13. Wed 14:57 National Highways: lane closure lifted
14. Wed 15:26 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
15. Wed 15:26 All clear: no source reports it any more
16. Tue 08:28 Motorway signs: “COLLISION” (reported again)
17. Tue 08:58 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
18. Tue 08:58 All clear: no source reports it any more
19. Fri 07:11 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
20. Fri 07:32 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
21. Fri 07:37 Motorway signs: “COLLISION” (reported again)
22. Fri 08:13 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed (was 1)
23. Fri 09:34 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
24. Fri 09:37 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
25. Fri 10:07 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed (was 2)
26. Fri 10:15 National Highways: lane closure lifted
27. Fri 10:15 All clear: no source reports it any more
28. Tue 08:57 Motorway signs: “COLLISION” (reported again)
29. Tue 09:27 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
30. Tue 09:27 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound within J3).
• Slow traffic
• Accident, Lane closed
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J3 and J2).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound between J3 and J2).
• M6 southbound between J3 and J2

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 J3.

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