M6 crash J9–J8 southbound
Live Still reported at 13:27 UK time, since 11:09 (2 h 18 min).
Crash on the M6 southbound at J9–J8 on Friday 2 October 2026, from 11:09. Still reported at 13:27 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
M6 southbound · J9–J8
Collision
since 11:09 (2 h 18 min) · delay ~10 min · queue 6.1 mi
TomTom · Motorway signs ×2
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
What the sources said
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (4 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J8 and J7).
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound between J9 and J8).
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