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M6 J3 traffic

No incidents reported at M6 J3 right now.

Updated 03:27 UK time · at J3 and the stretches either side

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Right now

Nothing reported at M6 J3 at the moment.

Closures tonight

No closures planned at J3 tonight.

The last 90 days

Incidents

235

Collisions

17

Road closed

4times

Typical time to clear

46 minmedian of 203

Busiest time

11:00–12:00

Recent incidents

M6 crash J3 southboundFri 16:54 · cleared after 1 h 40 min
M6 stopped traffic J3–J2 southboundWed 06:59 · cleared after 1 h 43 min
M6 crash J3 southbound24 Oct 2026 14:26 · cleared after 2 h 3 min
M6 crash J3–J3A northbound24 Oct 2026 12:15 · cleared after 1 h 28 min
M6 crash J3–J3A northbound22 Oct 2026 16:20 · cleared after 2 h 32 min
M6 crash J2 northbound22 Oct 2026 15:04 · cleared after 58 min
M6 crash J3 southbound21 Oct 2026 11:26 · cleared after 1 h 56 min
M6 crash J6–J5 southbound21 Oct 2026 05:59 · cleared after 3 h 44 min
M6 stopped traffic J8–J920 Oct 2026 06:19 · cleared after 3 h 4 min
M6 crash J2–J3 northbound18 Oct 2026 11:40 · cleared after 1 h 56 min
M6 crash J1–J2 northbound16 Oct 2026 15:34 · cleared after 2 h 23 min
M6 crash J3–J3A northbound15 Oct 2026 06:50 · cleared after 4 h 54 min
M6 crash J3A–J4 northbound13 Oct 2026 11:52 · cleared after 6 h 32 min
M6 stopped traffic J2 northbound12 Oct 2026 18:23 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
M6 crash J3–J2 southbound9 Oct 2026 06:41 · cleared after 3 h 29 min

Junctions either side

Every M6 junction

Common questions

Is the M6 closed at junction 3 right now?

No incidents have closed it right now.

Is M6 J3 closed tonight?

No closures are planned at J3 tonight.

How many crashes have there been at M6 J3?

17 collisions reported at or either side of J3 in the last 90 days, the latest on 30 Oct 2026 at 16:54.

Includes incidents at J3 and on the stretches either side of it. Sources: National Highways, TomTom, TfL and Traffic Wales. Times are UK time.