M6 crash J31A–J32 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 12:22 on 5 Oct 2026, after 214 h 53 min.

Crash on the M6 northbound at J31A–J32 on Saturday 26 September 2026, from 13:30. Cleared at 12:22 after 214 h 53 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M6 northbound · J31A–J32

   Collision

   Sat 13:30–yesterday 12:22 (cleared after 214 h 53 min) · delay ~3 min · queue 3.2 mi

   TomTom · Motorway signs ×2

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Timeline

1. Sat 13:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Sat 13:34 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Sat 13:34 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Sat 13:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
5. Sat 13:47 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Sat 13:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
7. Sat 14:24 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Sat 14:24 All clear: no source reports it any more
9. Sat 14:32 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
10. Sat 14:49 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
11. Sat 15:17 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
12. Sat 15:25 All clear: no source reports it any more
13. yesterday 11:52 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION” (reported again)
14. yesterday 12:22 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
15. yesterday 12:22 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (8 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J31A and J32).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound within J32).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J16–J15 southbound · yesterday 23:45, still reported
• M6 crash J16–J15 southbound · yesterday 22:26, cleared after 1 h
• M6 crash J17–J16 southbound · yesterday 22:18, still reported
• M6 reported crash J15–J14 southbound · yesterday 22:13, cleared after 43 min
• M6 closed J11A–J12 northbound · yesterday 21:05, still reported
• M6 crash J20A southbound · yesterday 14:23, still reported
• M6 crash J27–J28 northbound · yesterday 07:50, cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M6 crash J22–J23 northbound · Sun 19:05, cleared after 1 h 43 min
• M6 crash J13–J12 southbound · Sun 15:53, cleared after 1 h 55 min
• M6 crash J13–J14 northbound · Sun 05:04, cleared after 1 h 18 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.