M6 crash J31–J30 southbound

Crash on the M6 southbound at J31–J30 on Thursday 15 October 2026, from 06:26. Still reported at 08:24 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 06:26 (1 h 57 min)

Location

M6 southbound · J31–J30

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~97 min

At its worst

Road closed · stationary traffic · delay ~117 min

Sources

TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 06:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
2. 06:31 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~16 min (was ~9), “Stationary traffic, Incident”
3. 06:36 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~16)
4. 06:40 TomTom: road closed
5. 06:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~9 min (reported again)
6. 07:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
7. 07:08 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
8. 07:12 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~8), “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
9. 07:21 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~18 min
10. 07:21 TomTom: delay now ~46 min (was ~18)
11. 07:22 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
12. 07:26 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~18)
13. 07:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
14. 07:40 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~86 min
15. 08:12 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~18)
16. 08:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~9 min
17. 08:17 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~11 min (reported again)

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Lane closed
• Closed
• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound within J32).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound within J32).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 reported crash J21 southboundyesterday 18:56 · cleared after 44 min
• M6 crash J19–J18 southboundyesterday 13:55 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J7yesterday 13:21 · cleared after 6 h 1 min
• M6 reported crash J32 southboundyesterday 12:48 · cleared after 47 min
• M6 reported crash J19–J20 northboundyesterday 09:50 · cleared after 43 min
• M6 stopped traffic J8–J9 northboundyesterday 05:31 · cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M6 closed J21A northboundTue 21:55 · cleared after 7 h 17 min
• M6 stopped traffic J8 southboundTue 13:02 · cleared after 19 h 14 min
• M6 crash J3A–J4 northboundTue 11:52 · cleared after 6 h 32 min
• M6 stopped traffic J23–J22 northboundTue 08:22 · cleared after 2 h 49 min

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