M6 stopped traffic J44–J45

Stopped traffic on the M6 at J44–J45 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 18:45. Cleared at 19:17 after 32 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 19:17 on 16 Oct 2026, after 32 min

Location

M6 · J44–J45

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom

Timeline

1. 18:45 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Stationary traffic, Vehicle fire”, delay ~19 min
2. 18:50 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 18:50 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 19:03 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Stationary traffic, Vehicle fire”, delay ~28 min (reported again)
5. 19:17 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 19:17 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Vehicle fire

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J15–J16 northbound19:32 · Live
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound18:09 · cleared after 1 h 45 min
• M6 closed J45–J44 southbound18:05 · Live
• M6 crash J1–J2 northbound15:34 · cleared after 2 h 23 min
• M6 crash J12–J13 northbound13:44 · cleared after 2 h 9 min
• M6 crash J19–J18 southbound13:28 · cleared after 1 h 45 min
• M6 crash J25–J26 northbound13:20 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M6 crash J17–J16 southbound12:34 · Live
• M6 crash J7 northbound10:57 · Live
• M6 stopped traffic J20A southbound10:14 · cleared after 8 h 32 min

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.