M6 crash J6–J7 northbound
Cleared Cleared at 19:57 on 23 Sept 2026, after 7 h 19 min.
Crash on the M6 northbound at J6–J7 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 12:38. Cleared at 19:57 after 7 h 19 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
M6 northbound · J6–J7
Collision
Wed 12:38–Wed 19:57 (cleared after 7 h 19 min) · delay ~17 min · queue 11.7 mi
TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs ×3 · 3 driver reports
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Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~4), “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~12 min
- TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~11), “Slow traffic”
- Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~11)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~19 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: collision, “Accident”, 3 driver reports
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~13)
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J6 and J7).
- Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J6 and J7).
- Accident
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 J6 southbound exit).
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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.