M6 crash J3 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 15:26 on 23 Sept 2026, after 2 h 4 min.

Crash on the M6 southbound at J3 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 13:22. Cleared at 15:26 after 2 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

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   M6 southbound · J3

   Collision

   1 of 4 lanes closed · Wed 13:22–Wed 15:26 (cleared after 2 h 4 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 4.1 mi

   Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×2 · National Highways

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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

What the sources said

• 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 reported crash J32 southbound · 14:49, cleared after 58 min
• M6 crash J32 northbound · 13:30, cleared after 1 h 55 min
• M6 crash J3–J2 southbound · 06:47, cleared after 1 h 40 min
• M6 crash J21A southbound · yesterday 23:49, cleared after 1 h 54 min
• M6 reported crash J20 northbound · yesterday 23:26, cleared after 48 min
• M6 stopped traffic J20–J21 northbound · yesterday 15:29, cleared after 43 min
• M6 crash J2–J1 southbound · yesterday 14:54, cleared after 5 h 19 min
• M6 stopped traffic J20A–J19 · yesterday 12:29, cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M6 crash J26–J25 southbound · yesterday 12:26, cleared after 1 h
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound · yesterday 12:25, cleared after 5 h 40 min

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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.