M6 closed J3 southbound (obstruction)

Cleared Cleared at 21:13 on 7 Oct 2026, after 2 h 43 min.

Road closure on the M6 southbound at J3 on Wednesday 7 October 2026, from 18:30. Cleared at 21:13 after 2 h 43 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

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   M6 southbound · J3

   Obstruction or hazard

   Road closed · Wed 18:30–Wed 21:13 (cleared after 2 h 43 min) · delay ~83 min · queue 3.3 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom ×5 · National Highways

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Timeline

1. Wed 18:30 Motorway signs: “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD”
2. Wed 18:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~41 min
3. Wed 19:09 TomTom: road closed
4. Wed 19:13 TomTom: road closed
5. Wed 19:41 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Wed 19:41 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. Wed 19:50 Motorway signs no longer show “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD”
8. Wed 19:51 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Wed 19:51 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. Wed 20:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~32 min
11. Wed 20:13 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~32)
12. Wed 20:23 National Highways: 1 of 5 lanes closed
13. Wed 20:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. Wed 20:32 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Wed 20:32 All clear: no source reports it any more
16. Wed 21:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
17. Wed 21:10 National Highways: lane closure lifted
18. Wed 21:13 TomTom no longer reports it
19. Wed 21:13 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3).
• Stationary traffic
• Closed
• Queuing traffic
• M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 delays J23–J22 northbound · 08:22, cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound · 07:41, cleared after 2 h 59 min
• M6 crash J27–J26 southbound · 07:21, cleared after 2 h 14 min
• M6 stopped traffic J21A · yesterday 06:43, cleared after 3 h 12 min
• M6 crash J19–J18 southbound · Sun 13:13, cleared after 3 h 32 min
• M6 reported crash J19–J18 southbound · Sun 13:10, cleared after 43 min
• M6 crash J27–J28 northbound · Sun 09:38, cleared after 45 min
• M6 crash J10A–J10 southbound · Sun 05:22, cleared after 3 h 31 min
• M6 crash J22–J21 · Sun 03:33, cleared after 3 h 19 min
• M6 crash J16–J17 northbound · Sat 18:06, cleared after 4 h 46 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.