M6 closed J6–J5 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 19:27 on 7 Oct 2026, after 2 h 50 min.

Road closure on the M6 southbound at J6–J5 on Wednesday 7 October 2026, from 16:37. Cleared at 19:27 after 2 h 50 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M6 southbound · J6–J5

   Road closed

   Wed 16:37–Wed 19:27 (cleared after 2 h 50 min) · delay ~6 min · queue 3.6 mi

   TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. Wed 16:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Wed 17:00 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Wed 17:00 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Wed 17:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min (reported again)
5. Wed 17:14 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~9)
6. Wed 17:18 TomTom: delay now ~53 min (was ~29)
7. Wed 17:28 TomTom: delay now ~93 min (was ~66)
8. Wed 17:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
9. Wed 17:32 TomTom: delay now ~137 min (was ~93)
10. Wed 17:32 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Wed 17:39 Motorway signs: “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
12. Wed 17:41 TomTom: delay now ~74 min (was ~155)
13. Wed 17:41 TomTom: road closed, “Bridge closed”
14. Wed 17:46 TomTom: delay now ~185 min (was ~74)
15. Wed 17:46 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
16. Wed 17:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. Wed 17:55 TomTom: delay now ~110 min (was ~162)
18. Wed 18:18 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
19. Wed 18:19 Motorway signs no longer show “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
20. Wed 18:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
21. Wed 18:50 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~31)
22. Wed 18:59 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~17), “Queuing traffic”
23. Wed 19:04 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
24. Wed 19:09 TomTom no longer reports it
25. Wed 19:09 All clear: no source reports it any more
26. Wed 19:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
27. Wed 19:27 TomTom no longer reports it
28. Wed 19:27 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Bridge closed
• Overhead signs read “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J6 and J5).
• Queuing traffic

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.