M6 crash J5–J6 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J5–J6 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 10:12. Cleared at 12:06 after 1 h 54 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 12:06 on 30 Oct 2026, after 1 h 54 min

Location

M6 northbound · J5–J6

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~8 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. Fri 10:12 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. Fri 10:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. Fri 10:46 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Fri 11:01 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
5. Fri 11:06 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. Fri 11:36 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Fri 11:46 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. Fri 11:51 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Fri 11:56 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. Fri 12:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Fri 12:06 TomTom no longer reports it
12. Fri 12:06 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (5 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J5 and J6).
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 reported crash J16–J15 southboundyesterday 13:25 · cleared after 56 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J7 northboundyesterday 11:58 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 southboundyesterday 11:12 · cleared after 59 min
• M6 crash J23–J22 southboundyesterday 06:45 · cleared after 3 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J9–J10yesterday 06:09 · cleared after 3 h 17 min
• M6 crash J4 southboundyesterday 05:53 · cleared after 3 h 52 min
• M6 stopped traffic J10–J9 southboundSun 18:24 · cleared after 4 h 40 min
• M6 crash J15–J14 southboundSun 16:45 · cleared after 14 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J18–J19 northboundSun 16:02 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M6 crash J13–J14 northboundSun 14:01 · cleared after 43 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J5 and M6 J6.

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