M6 crash J3 southbound

Live Still reported at 09:08 UK time, since 07:01 (2 h 7 min).

Crash on the M6 southbound at J3 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 07:01. Still reported at 09:08 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

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   M6 southbound · J3

   Collision

   1 of 5 lanes closed · since 07:01 (2 h 7 min) · delay ~6 min · queue 4.0 mi

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

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Timeline

1. 07:01 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. 07:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. 07:23 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. 07:28 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. 07:29 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
6. 07:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~19 min
7. 07:39 National Highways: 1 of 5 lanes closed
8. 07:39 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
9. 07:51 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~19), “Queuing traffic”
10. 07:54 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
11. 08:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
12. 08:00 TomTom: delay now ~3 min (was ~11), “Slow traffic”
13. 08:05 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. 08:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
15. 08:15 TomTom no longer reports it
16. 08:24 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
17. 08:24 All clear: no source reports it any more
18. 08:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
19. 08:37 TomTom: “Slow traffic”

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J3 and J3A).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (20 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3).
• M6 southbound at the Corley services between M6 Toll and J3
• M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 closed J16–J15 · 01:34, cleared after 3 h 36 min
• M6 crash J15 southbound · yesterday 23:40, cleared after 1 h 12 min
• M6 reported crash J34–J35 northbound · yesterday 19:33, cleared after 47 min
• M6 closed J3 southbound · yesterday 18:30, cleared after 2 h 43 min
• M6 closed J6–J5 southbound · yesterday 16:37, cleared after 2 h 50 min
• M6 crash J32–J31A southbound · Tue 16:45, cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M6 stopped traffic J20A · Tue 15:45, cleared after 2 h 27 min
• M6 delays J21A · Tue 06:59, cleared after 2 h 45 min
• M6 delays J6–J7 northbound · Tue 00:28, cleared after 9 h 39 min
• M6 crash J16–J15 southbound · Mon 23:45, cleared after 2 h 11 min

About this page

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.