M6 crash J20–J21 northbound

Crash on the M6 northbound at J20–J21 on Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 15:30. Cleared at 19:05 after 3 h 35 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:05 on 3 Nov 2026, after 3 h 35 min

Location

M6 northbound · J20–J21

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~34 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 15:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~6 min
2. 15:43 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
3. 15:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
4. 16:02 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
5. 16:06 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
6. 16:11 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~11), “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
7. 16:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
8. 16:20 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
9. 16:43 TomTom no longer reports it
10. 16:43 All clear: no source reports it any more
11. 16:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
12. 17:20 TomTom no longer reports it
13. 17:20 All clear: no source reports it any more
14. 17:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~14 min (reported again)
15. 18:05 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
16. 18:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~19 min
17. 18:10 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~19)
18. 18:14 TomTom: now says collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
19. 18:37 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
20. 18:57 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
21. 19:00 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
22. 19:05 TomTom no longer reports it
23. 19:05 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Lane closed
• Queuing traffic, Lane closed
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J20 and J21).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J22–J23 northbound18:02 · cleared after 55 min
• M6 stopped traffic J16–J17 northbound15:57 · cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M6 crash J15–J16 northbound15:07 · cleared after 1 h 20 min
• M6 crash J19–J1814:31 · cleared after 27 min
• M6 crash J28–J2707:38 · cleared after 2 h 18 min
• M6 stopped traffic J21A07:01 · cleared after 2 h 26 min
• M6 stopped traffic J806:16 · cleared after 3 h 58 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound03:54 · cleared after 6 h 32 min
• M6 reported crash J16–J15 southboundyesterday 13:25 · cleared after 56 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J7 northboundyesterday 11:58 · cleared after 2 h 22 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J20 and M6 J21.

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