M6 stopped traffic J20–J21 northbound
Cleared Cleared at 16:11 on 25 Sept 2026, after 43 min.
Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J20–J21 on Friday 25 September 2026, from 15:29. Cleared at 16:11 after 43 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
M6 northbound · J20–J21
Obstruction or hazard
yesterday 15:29–yesterday 16:11 (cleared after 43 min) · delay ~25 min · queue 4.8 mi
TomTom · Motorway signs
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~3), “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~25 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Stationary traffic
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J20 and J21).
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- M6 crash J2–J1 southbound
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- M6 reported crash J26–J27 northbound
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