M6 crash J37–J38 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J37–J38 on Thursday 24 September 2026, from 12:08. Cleared at 19:05 after 6 h 57 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:05 on 24 Sept 2026, after 6 h 57 min

Location

M6 northbound · J37–J38

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~142 min

Sources

TomTom ×7 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. Thu 12:06 Motorway signs: “SERIOUS COLLISION”
2. Thu 12:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~20 min
3. Thu 12:20 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
4. Thu 12:42 TomTom: delay now ~55 min (was ~38)
5. Thu 12:46 TomTom: road closed
6. Thu 13:05 Motorway signs no longer show “SERIOUS COLLISION”
7. Thu 13:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~33 min
8. Thu 13:35 Motorway signs: “SERIOUS COLLISION” (reported again)
9. Thu 13:47 TomTom: delay now ~68 min (was ~47)
10. Thu 13:56 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~89 min
11. Thu 14:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~90 min
12. Thu 14:05 Motorway signs no longer show “SERIOUS COLLISION”
13. Thu 14:09 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~119 min (reported again)
14. Thu 14:35 Motorway signs no longer show “SERIOUS COLLISION”
15. Thu 14:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~101 min
16. Thu 15:01 TomTom: delay now ~103 min (was ~75)
17. Thu 15:10 TomTom: delay now ~74 min (was ~114)
18. Thu 15:14 TomTom: delay now ~100 min (was ~74)
19. Thu 15:49 TomTom: delay now ~83 min (was ~58)
20. Thu 15:58 TomTom: delay now ~142 min (was ~101)
21. Thu 16:02 TomTom: delay now ~44 min (was ~93)
22. Thu 16:07 TomTom: delay now ~96 min (was ~44)
23. Thu 16:11 TomTom: delay now ~133 min (was ~96)
24. Thu 16:15 TomTom: delay now ~87 min (was ~133)
25. Thu 16:24 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident, Lane closed”, delay ~110 min
26. Thu 16:42 TomTom: delay now ~69 min (was ~139)
27. Thu 16:50 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
28. Thu 17:12 TomTom: “Accident, Lane closed”
29. Thu 18:13 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~24)
30. Thu 18:26 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~11)
31. Thu 19:05 TomTom no longer reports it
32. Thu 19:05 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Accident, Lane closed
• Overhead signs read “SERIOUS COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J37 and J38).
• Overhead signs read “SERIOUS COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound between J39 and J38).
• Closed
• Stationary traffic
• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Stationary traffic, Lane closed

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Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J37 and M6 J38.

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