M6 crash J3 southbound

Crash on the M6 southbound at J3 on Saturday 24 October 2026, from 14:26. Cleared at 16:29 after 2 h 3 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 16:29 on 24 Oct 2026, after 2 h 3 min

Location

M6 southbound · J3

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

2 of 5 lanes closed

At its worst

Delay ~17 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom · National Highways ×7

Timeline

1. Sat 14:26 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
2. Sat 14:26 National Highways: 1 of 5 lanes closed
3. Sat 14:26 National Highways: 1 of 5 lanes closed
4. Sat 14:41 National Highways: 1 of 5 lanes closed
5. Sat 14:41 National Highways: 1 of 5 lanes closed
6. Sat 14:41 National Highways: 2 of 5 lanes closed
7. Sat 14:41 National Highways: 1 of 5 lanes closed
8. Sat 14:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
9. Sat 14:48 TomTom: now says collision, “Queuing traffic, Accident”
10. Sat 14:52 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Accident”
11. Sat 15:20 National Highways: 1 of 5 lanes closed
12. Sat 15:28 National Highways: lane closure lifted
13. Sat 15:28 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
14. Sat 15:31 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~17), “Queuing traffic, Accident”
15. Sat 15:38 National Highways: lane closure lifted
16. Sat 15:38 National Highways: lane closure lifted
17. Sat 15:38 All clear: no source reports it any more
18. Sat 15:40 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Accident”
19. Sat 15:58 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
20. Sat 15:59 Motorway signs: “COLLISION” (reported again)
21. Sat 15:59 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
22. Sat 16:03 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”
23. Sat 16:04 National Highways: lane closure lifted
24. Sat 16:07 TomTom: now says collision, “Slow traffic, Accident”
25. Sat 16:12 TomTom: “Heavy rain, Slow traffic, Accident”
26. Sat 16:17 TomTom no longer reports it
27. Sat 16:29 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
28. Sat 16:29 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3).
• Heavy rain, Slow traffic, Accident
• M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 reported crash J16–J15 southboundyesterday 13:25 · cleared after 56 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J7 northboundyesterday 11:58 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 southboundyesterday 11:12 · cleared after 59 min
• M6 crash J23–J22 southboundyesterday 06:45 · cleared after 3 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J9–J10yesterday 06:09 · cleared after 3 h 17 min
• M6 crash J4 southboundyesterday 05:53 · cleared after 3 h 52 min
• M6 stopped traffic J10–J9 southboundSun 18:24 · cleared after 4 h 40 min
• M6 crash J15–J14 southboundSun 16:45 · cleared after 14 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J18–J19 northboundSun 16:02 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M6 crash J13–J14 northboundSun 14:01 · cleared after 43 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J3.

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