M6 crash J20A southbound

Cleared Cleared at 02:26 on 6 Oct 2026, after 12 h 4 min.

Crash on the M6 southbound at J20A on Monday 5 October 2026, from 14:23. Cleared at 02:26 after 12 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M6 southbound · J20A

   Collision

   Mon 14:23–Tue 02:26 (cleared after 12 h 4 min) · delay ~5 min · queue 2.3 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom

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Timeline

1. Mon 13:58 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. Mon 14:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~3 min
3. Mon 14:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
4. Mon 14:46 TomTom no longer reports it
5. Mon 14:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
6. Mon 14:53 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
7. Mon 14:55 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Mon 14:55 All clear: no source reports it any more
9. Mon 15:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
10. Mon 15:09 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
11. Mon 15:14 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
12. Mon 15:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
13. Mon 16:00 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
14. Mon 17:09 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
15. Mon 17:18 TomTom no longer reports it
16. Mon 17:18 All clear: no source reports it any more
17. Mon 17:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
18. Mon 17:27 TomTom no longer reports it
19. Mon 23:56 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION” (reported again)
20. Tue 02:26 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
21. Tue 02:26 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 J20A southbound exit for M56 J9).
• Queuing traffic, Lane closed

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 stopped traffic J21A · 06:43, cleared after 3 h 12 min
• M6 crash J19–J18 southbound · yesterday 13:13, cleared after 3 h 32 min
• M6 reported crash J19–J18 southbound · yesterday 13:10, cleared after 43 min
• M6 crash J27–J28 northbound · yesterday 09:38, cleared after 45 min
• M6 crash J10A–J10 southbound · yesterday 05:22, cleared after 3 h 31 min
• M6 crash J22–J21 · yesterday 03:33, cleared after 3 h 19 min
• M6 crash J16–J17 northbound · Sat 18:06, cleared after 4 h 46 min
• M6 crash J15–J16 northbound · Sat 15:40, cleared after 51 min
• M6 crash J12–J13 northbound · Sat 13:33, cleared after 41 min
• M6 crash J21A southbound · Sat 13:27, cleared after 2 h 48 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.