M6 stopped traffic J6–J7 northbound
Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J6–J7 on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 17:22. Cleared at 18:58 after 1 h 36 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Cleared 18:58 on 21 Oct 2026, after 1 h 36 min
- Location
- M6 northbound · J6–J7
- Reported as
- Broken-down vehicle
- Lanes
- 1 lane closed
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~36 min
- Sources
- TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×3
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~30 min
- Motorway signs: “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J6 and J7).
- Overhead signs read “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J6 and J7).
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: link road from A38(M) to M6 J6 northbound).
Other recent incidents on the M6
- M6 reported crash J3A–J4 northbound
- M6 crash J18–J19 northbound
- M6 stopped traffic J9–J8 southbound
- M6 reported crash J21A northbound
- M6 crash J3 southbound
- M6 crash J20 northbound
- M6 stopped traffic J10–J10A
- M6 crash J21A southbound
- M6 crash J6–J5 southbound
- M6 reported crash J28 northbound
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.