M6 crash J6 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J6 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 18:58. Cleared at 21:34 after 2 h 36 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 21:34 on 26 Oct 2026, after 2 h 36 min

Location

M6 northbound · J6

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Mon 18:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
2. Mon 19:17 TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~13)
3. Mon 19:26 TomTom: road closed, “Bridge closed”
4. Mon 19:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~33 min (reported again)
5. Mon 19:44 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~28)
6. Mon 19:49 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~16), “Queuing traffic”
7. Mon 20:02 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Mon 20:02 All clear: no source reports it any more
9. Mon 20:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
10. Mon 20:03 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
11. Mon 20:07 TomTom no longer reports it
12. Mon 20:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min (reported again)
13. Mon 20:11 TomTom: delay now ~33 min (was ~9)
14. Mon 20:25 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Mon 20:25 All clear: no source reports it any more
16. Mon 21:34 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
17. Mon 21:34 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Bridge closed
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: link road from A38/A5127 to M6 J6).

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 J6.

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