M6 crash J7 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J7 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 10:57. Cleared at 20:54 after 9 h 57 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 20:54 on 16 Oct 2026, after 9 h 57 min

Location

M6 northbound · J7

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~27 min

Sources

TomTom ×12 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 10:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. 11:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
3. 11:20 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
4. 11:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
5. 11:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. 11:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 12:02 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. 12:06 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 12:11 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. 12:11 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
11. 12:20 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. 12:25 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
13. 12:29 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
14. 12:34 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. 12:48 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
16. 12:52 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. 13:15 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
18. 13:34 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~15), “Stationary traffic”
19. 13:39 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. 13:48 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
21. 14:02 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~19)
22. 14:02 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~12), “Queuing traffic”
23. 14:20 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
24. 14:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
25. 14:30 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
26. 14:39 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
27. 14:48 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
28. 14:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
29. 15:02 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
30. 15:02 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
31. 15:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
32. 15:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
33. 15:33 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
34. 15:34 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
35. 15:57 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
36. 16:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
37. 16:15 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
38. 16:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
39. 16:23 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
40. 16:25 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
41. 16:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
42. 16:34 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
43. 16:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
44. 16:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
45. 16:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
46. 17:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
47. 17:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
48. 17:10 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “Queuing traffic, Obstruction on the road”
49. 17:10 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
50. 17:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
51. 17:15 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Obstruction on the road”
52. 17:20 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Obstruction on the road”
53. 17:24 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Obstruction on the road”
54. 17:43 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
55. 17:47 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
56. 17:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
57. 19:14 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
58. 19:28 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
59. 19:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
60. 19:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
61. 19:58 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
62. 20:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
63. 20:04 TomTom no longer reports it
64. 20:04 All clear: no source reports it any more
65. 20:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
66. 20:18 TomTom no longer reports it
67. 20:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
68. 20:27 TomTom no longer reports it
69. 20:54 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
70. 20:54 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (4 signs; furthest along: M5 southbound between J1 and J2).
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (7 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound within J7).

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• M6 crash J15–J16 northbound19:32 · Live
• M6 stopped traffic J44–J4518:45 · cleared after 32 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound18:09 · cleared after 1 h 45 min
• M6 closed J45–J44 southbound18:05 · Live
• M6 crash J1–J2 northbound15:34 · cleared after 2 h 23 min
• M6 crash J12–J13 northbound13:44 · cleared after 2 h 9 min
• M6 crash J19–J18 southbound13:28 · cleared after 1 h 45 min
• M6 crash J25–J26 northbound13:20 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M6 crash J17–J16 southbound12:34 · Live
• M6 stopped traffic J20A southbound10:14 · cleared after 8 h 32 min

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