M6 crash J36–J35

Cleared Cleared at 18:08 on 8 Oct 2026, after 1 h 59 min.

Crash on the M6 at J36–J35 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 16:09. Cleared at 18:08 after 1 h 59 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M6 · J36–J35

   Collision

   16:09–18:08 (cleared after 1 h 59 min) · delay ~5 min

   TomTom

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Timeline

1. 16:09 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~18 min
2. 16:14 TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~18)
3. 16:32 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~29)
4. 17:13 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~15)
5. 17:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
6. 18:04 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Incident”
7. 18:08 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 18:08 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic, Incident

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 reported crash J13–J12 southbound · 17:19, cleared after 37 min
• M6 crash J3 southbound · 07:01, cleared after 3 h 23 min
• 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

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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.