M6 crash J39–J40 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J39–J40 on Sunday 18 October 2026, from 12:12. Cleared at 13:05 after 52 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 13:05 on 18 Oct 2026, after 52 min

Location

M6 northbound · J39–J40

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 12:12 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 13:05 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. 13:05 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J39 and J40).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J2–J3 northbound11:40 · cleared after 1 h 56 min
• M6 crash J15–J14 southboundyesterday 22:48 · cleared after 2 h 13 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J7 northboundyesterday 19:02 · cleared after 1 h 33 min
• M6 crash J8 northboundyesterday 15:50 · cleared after 1 h 38 min
• M6 reported crash J18–J19 northboundyesterday 12:41 · cleared after 47 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northboundyesterday 11:38 · cleared after 2 h 2 min
• M6 crash J6 southboundyesterday 10:49 · cleared after 3 h 20 min
• M6 crash J16–J17 northboundyesterday 00:02 · cleared after 1 h 47 min
• M6 stopped traffic J7–J6Fri 22:31 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M6 crash J15–J16 northboundFri 19:32 · cleared after 2 h 13 min

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.