M6 crash J35–J36 northbound
Live Still reported at 15:30 UK time, since 13:38 (1 h 53 min).
Crash on the M6 northbound at J35–J36 on Friday 2 October 2026, from 13:38. Still reported at 15:30 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.
M6 northbound · J35–J36
Collision
since 13:38 (1 h 53 min) · delay ~11 min · queue 5.2 mi
Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom ×5
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~17 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~10 min
- TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~17), “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~9 min
- TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~10), “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~13 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
What the sources said
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J35 and J36).
- Queuing traffic, Lane closed
- Slow traffic
- Stationary traffic, Lane closed
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J35 and J36).
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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.