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M6 crash J5–J4A southbound

Crash on the M6 southbound at J5–J4A on Thursday 15 October 2026, from 13:03. Cleared at 14:54 after 1 h 51 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status
Cleared 14:54 on 15 Oct 2026, after 1 h 51 min
Location
M6 southbound · J5–J4A
Reported as
Broken-down vehicle
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~48 min
Sources
TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
  2. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~11 min
  3. TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~15)
  4. TomTom: now says collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
  5. TomTom: delay now ~40 min (was ~30)
  6. Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
  7. TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
  8. TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~22), “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
  9. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
  10. TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
  11. TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
  12. Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
  13. TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
  14. TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
  15. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~11 min
  16. TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~11), “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
  17. TomTom no longer reports it
  18. All clear: no source reports it any more

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