M6 stopped traffic J28–J27 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 southbound at J28–J27 on Tuesday 20 October 2026, from 11:28. Cleared at 13:16 after 1 h 48 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 13:16 on 20 Oct 2026, after 1 h 48 min

Location

M6 southbound · J28–J27

Reported as

Incident

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~23 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. 11:28 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
2. 11:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~21 min
3. 12:11 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~15), “Queuing traffic”
4. 12:43 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. 12:48 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 13:16 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
7. 13:16 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J28 and J27).
• Slow traffic

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• M6 stopped traffic J410:50 · Live
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• M6 crash J14–J15 northbound08:51 · cleared after 54 min
• M6 stopped traffic J23–J22 southbound06:41 · cleared after 4 h 12 min
• M6 stopped traffic J8–J906:19 · cleared after 3 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J7–J6 southbound06:14 · cleared after 4 h 35 min
• M6 crash J23 northbound01:45 · cleared after 2 h 16 min
• M6 reported crash J23–J22 southbound01:45 · cleared after 58 min
• M6 crash J21–J21Ayesterday 18:55 · cleared after 32 min
• M6 reported crash J21A southboundyesterday 18:41 · cleared after 1 h

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