M6 crash J31A–J31 southbound
Live Still reported at 15:05 UK time, since 10:46 (4 h 19 min).
Crash on the M6 southbound at J31A–J31 on Friday 9 October 2026, from 10:46. Still reported at 15:05 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
M6 southbound · J31A–J31
Collision
since 10:46 (4 h 19 min) · delay ~23 min · queue 11.8 mi
TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs ×3
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Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
- TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~26 min (was ~15), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~28)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~19 min
- TomTom: delay now ~44 min (was ~19), “Stationary traffic, Accident, Accident”
- TomTom: delay now ~59 min (was ~44)
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Accident”
- TomTom: delay now ~99 min (was ~75)
- TomTom: “Accident, Broken down vehicle”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~59 min (was ~85)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~34), “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
- TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~18)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
What the sources said
- Queuing traffic
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J31A and J31).
- Slow traffic
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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.