M6 crash J6–J7 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J6–J7 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 12:38. Cleared at 01:01 after 492 h 24 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 01:01 on 14 Oct 2026, after 492 h 24 min

Location

M6 northbound · J6–J7

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~19 min

Sources

TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs ×3 · 3 driver reports

Timeline

1. Wed 12:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Wed 12:42 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
3. Wed 13:09 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~4), “Queuing traffic”
4. Wed 13:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
5. Wed 13:23 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. Wed 13:25 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
7. Wed 13:50 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Wed 13:50 All clear: no source reports it any more
9. Wed 14:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~12 min
10. Wed 14:18 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~11), “Slow traffic”
11. Wed 16:17 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION SLOW DOWN”
12. Wed 16:37 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~11)
13. Wed 16:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~19 min
14. Wed 16:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
15. Wed 16:56 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION SLOW DOWN”
16. Wed 17:22 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. Wed 17:32 TomTom: collision, “Accident”, 3 driver reports
18. Wed 18:04 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
19. Wed 18:55 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~13)
20. Wed 19:12 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
21. Wed 19:23 TomTom no longer reports it
22. Wed 19:23 All clear: no source reports it any more
23. Wed 19:57 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
24. Wed 19:57 All clear: no source reports it any more
25. Mon 14:06 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (reported again)
26. Mon 14:36 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
27. Mon 14:36 All clear: no source reports it any more
28. Fri 11:30 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (reported again)
29. Fri 12:00 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
30. Fri 12:00 All clear: no source reports it any more
31. Fri 19:40 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (reported again)
32. Fri 20:33 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
33. Fri 20:33 All clear: no source reports it any more
34. Mon 16:54 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (reported again)
35. Mon 17:24 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
36. Mon 17:24 All clear: no source reports it any more
37. Fri 07:06 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (reported again)
38. Fri 07:37 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
39. Fri 07:37 All clear: no source reports it any more
40. Wed 00:01 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (reported again)
41. Wed 01:01 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
42. Wed 01:01 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; 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” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 J6 southbound exit).

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• M6 closed J5–J4A southboundyesterday 16:23 · cleared after 1 h 22 min
• M6 crash J8 southboundyesterday 13:38 · cleared after 5 h 30 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J5 southboundyesterday 08:05 · cleared after 3 h 34 min
• M6 stopped traffic J23–J22 southboundyesterday 06:51 · cleared after 3 h 12 min
• M6 crash J12 northboundyesterday 06:51 · cleared after 47 min
• M6 stopped traffic J10A–J10 southboundyesterday 06:24 · cleared after 3 h 14 min
• M6 crash J19–J18 southboundMon 20:52 · cleared after 2 h 45 min
• M6 stopped traffic J18–J17 southboundMon 15:39 · cleared after 3 h 6 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J6 and M6 J7.

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