M6 reported crash J13–J12 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 17:56 on 8 Oct 2026, after 37 min.

Reported crash on the M6 southbound at J13–J12 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 17:19. Cleared at 17:56 after 37 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

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   M6 southbound · J13–J12

   Collision

   17:19–17:56 (cleared after 37 min)

   Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 17:19 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 17:56 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. 17:56 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (12 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J13 and J12).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J36–J35 · 16:09, cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M6 crash J3 southbound · 07:01, cleared after 3 h 23 min
• M6 closed J16–J15 · 01:34, cleared after 3 h 36 min
• M6 crash J15 southbound · yesterday 23:40, cleared after 1 h 12 min
• M6 reported crash J34–J35 northbound · yesterday 19:33, cleared after 47 min
• M6 closed J3 southbound · yesterday 18:30, cleared after 2 h 43 min
• M6 closed J6–J5 southbound · yesterday 16:37, cleared after 2 h 50 min
• M6 crash J32–J31A southbound · Tue 16:45, cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M6 stopped traffic J20A · Tue 15:45, cleared after 2 h 27 min
• M6 delays J21A · Tue 06:59, cleared after 2 h 45 min

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