M6 reported crash J18–J19 northbound

Reported crash on the M6 northbound at J18–J19 on Saturday 17 October 2026, from 12:41. Cleared at 13:28 after 47 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 13:28 on 17 Oct 2026, after 47 min

Location

M6 northbound · J18–J19

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 12:41 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 13:28 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. 13:28 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (15 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J18 and J19).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound11:38 · cleared after 2 h 2 min
• M6 crash J6 southbound10:49 · cleared after 3 h 20 min
• M6 crash J16–J17 northbound00:02 · cleared after 1 h 47 min
• M6 stopped traffic J7–J6yesterday 22:31 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M6 crash J15–J16 northboundyesterday 19:32 · cleared after 2 h 13 min
• M6 stopped traffic J44–J45yesterday 18:45 · cleared after 32 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northboundyesterday 18:09 · cleared after 1 h 45 min
• M6 crash J45–J44 southboundyesterday 18:05 · cleared after 8 h 27 min
• M6 crash J1–J2 northboundyesterday 15:34 · cleared after 2 h 23 min
• M6 crash J12–J13 northboundyesterday 13:44 · cleared after 2 h 9 min

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