M6 crash J8

Crash on the M6 at J8 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 06:53. Still reported at 08:27 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Live since 06:53 (1 h 33 min)

Location

M6 · J8

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~17 min

At its worst

Road closed · stationary traffic · delay ~77 min

Sources

TomTom ×3

Timeline

1. 06:53 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~29 min
2. 06:58 TomTom: delay now ~39 min (was ~29)
3. 07:16 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~18 min (was ~56), “Stationary traffic”
4. 07:16 TomTom: collision, “Closed, Accident”, road closed
5. 07:21 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~18)
6. 07:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~77 min
7. 08:02 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Closed, Accident
• Queuing traffic

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