M6 stopped traffic J9–J8 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 southbound at J9–J8 on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 12:46. Still reported at 17:55 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 12:46 (5 h 8 min)

Location

M6 southbound · J9–J8

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

Delay

~7 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~35 min

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 12:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. 13:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
3. 14:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. 14:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. 14:36 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. 14:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
7. 14:41 Motorway signs: “DEBRIS IN ROAD SLOW”
8. 14:50 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. 14:54 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 14:59 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. 15:04 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
12. 15:08 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. 15:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
14. 15:23 Motorway signs no longer show “DEBRIS IN ROAD SLOW”
15. 15:36 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16. 15:45 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
17. 15:45 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
18. 15:49 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. 16:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
20. 16:31 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
21. 16:40 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
22. 16:41 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
23. 16:50 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
24. 16:50 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~21)
25. 16:54 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~11)
26. 16:59 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~16)
27. 16:59 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
28. 17:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
29. 17:13 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~22)
30. 17:17 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
31. 17:23 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
32. 17:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
33. 17:35 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~27), “Slow traffic”
34. 17:49 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~15), “Slow traffic”

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “DEBRIS IN ROAD SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound between J9 and J8).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J8 and J9).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 stopped traffic J6–J7 northbound17:22 · Live
• M6 reported crash J3A–J4 northbound16:40 · cleared after 43 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound14:50 · cleared after 1 h 35 min
• M6 reported crash J21A northbound12:01 · cleared after 51 min
• M6 crash J3 southbound11:26 · cleared after 1 h 56 min
• M6 crash J20 northbound11:10 · cleared after 2 h 43 min
• M6 stopped traffic J10–J10A06:17 · cleared after 4 h 7 min
• M6 crash J21A southbound06:17 · Live
• M6 crash J6–J5 southbound05:59 · cleared after 3 h 44 min
• M6 reported crash J28 northboundyesterday 23:57 · cleared after 52 min

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