M6 stopped traffic J12–J13 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 11:10 on 9 Oct 2026, after 45 min.

Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J12–J13 on Friday 9 October 2026, from 10:25. Cleared at 11:10 after 45 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M6 northbound · J12–J13

   Incident

   Fri 10:25–Fri 11:10 (cleared after 45 min) · delay ~16 min · queue 4.4 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom ×2

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~36 min

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Timeline

1. Fri 10:25 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
2. Fri 10:47 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~36 min
3. Fri 10:56 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~21 min (was ~31), “Stationary traffic”
4. Fri 11:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
5. Fri 11:07 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
6. Fri 11:10 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Fri 11:10 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J12 and J13).
• Stationary traffic
• Slow traffic

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• M6 crash J3A–J4 northbound · yesterday 11:52, cleared after 6 h 32 min
• M6 stopped traffic J23–J22 northbound · yesterday 08:22, cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M6 stopped traffic J16–J15 · yesterday 07:50, cleared after 50 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.