Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M6 northbound lane closure between J6 and J7, live incident, started Tue 6 Oct, 00:27
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J6 to J7
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 00:27
- Category
- Incident
M6 southbound lane closure at J17, 10 May 2026
Cleared
This incident on the M6 has cleared. It started at 01:35 on Sun 10 May and cleared at 01:47 on Sun 10 May.
Last updated by National Highways at 01:47 on Sunday 10 May 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Cleared
- Closure type
- Lane closure
- Category
- Incident
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J17
- Location
- M6 southbound within J17
- Started
- 01:35 on Sunday 10 May 2026
- Cleared
- 01:47 on Sunday 10 May 2026
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 01:47 on Sunday 10 May 2026
Map of the M6 southbound lane closure at J17
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- Cleared
Other M6 closures and crash records
50 other closures are in force on the M6 right now, and 204 more are planned in the next 7 days.
The M6 accident statistics from 1979 to 2025 record 36,370 collisions on the road, 1,017 of them fatal.
- Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M6 northbound lane closure between J10A and J11, live incident, started Mon 5 Oct, 21:25
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J10A to J11
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 21:25
- Category
- Incident
- Live incidentCarriageway closureNational Highways
M6 northbound carriageway closure between J11A and J12, live incident, started Mon 5 Oct, 21:05
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J11A to J12
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 21:05
- Category
- Incident
- Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M6 northbound lane closure between J17 and J18, live incident, started Mon 5 Oct, 20:39
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J17 to J18
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 20:39
- Category
- Incident
- Active roadworksLink road closureNational Highways
M6 southbound link road closure at J20A, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 22:00
- Road
- M6 and M56
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J20A
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 22:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M6 southbound lane closure at J21A, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 22:00
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J21A
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 22:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance