M6 crash J3A–J4 northbound

Live Still reported at 17:39 UK time, since 11:52 (5 h 46 min).

Crash on the M6 northbound at J3A–J4 on Tuesday 13 October 2026, from 11:52. Still reported at 17:39 UK time. Timeline of reports from National Highways, TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M6 northbound · J3A–J4

   Collision

   since 11:52 (5 h 46 min) · delay ~13 min · queue 6.6 mi

   National Highways ×2 · TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 11:52 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
2. 15:47 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
3. 15:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
4. 16:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 16:06 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~7), “Stationary traffic”
6. 16:10 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~13)
7. 16:15 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~25), “Queuing traffic”
8. 16:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
9. 16:29 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
10. 16:43 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. 17:14 National Highways: lane closure lifted
12. 17:20 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. 17:29 TomTom no longer reports it
14. 17:29 All clear: no source reports it any more
15. 17:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min (reported again)

What the sources said

• M6 northbound between J3 and J3A
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J3A and J4).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 delays J23–J22 northbound · 08:22, cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound · 07:41, cleared after 2 h 59 min
• M6 crash J27–J26 southbound · 07:21, cleared after 2 h 14 min
• M6 stopped traffic J21A · yesterday 06:43, cleared after 3 h 12 min
• M6 crash J19–J18 southbound · Sun 13:13, cleared after 3 h 32 min
• M6 reported crash J19–J18 southbound · Sun 13:10, cleared after 43 min
• M6 crash J27–J28 northbound · Sun 09:38, cleared after 45 min
• M6 crash J10A–J10 southbound · Sun 05:22, cleared after 3 h 31 min
• M6 crash J22–J21 · Sun 03:33, cleared after 3 h 19 min
• M6 crash J16–J17 northbound · Sat 18:06, cleared after 4 h 46 min

About this page

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.