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M6 southbound lane closure between J17 and J16, 7 Oct 2026

Live incident

This incident on the M6 is in force now. It started at 23:51 on Wed 7 Oct.

Last updated by National Highways at 00:09 on Thursday 8 October 2026.

Closure details and map

Status
Live incident
Closure type
Lane closure
Category
Incident
Road
M6
Direction
Southbound
Junctions
J17 to J16
Location
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Lanes
3 of 5 lanes closed
Started
23:51 on Wednesday 7 October 2026
Source
National Highways
Last updated by the source
00:09 on Thursday 8 October 2026

Map of the M6 southbound lane closure between J17 and J16

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Other M6 closures and crash records

57 other closures are in force on the M6 right now, and 191 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.

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