Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M6 northbound lane closure between J3 and J3A, live incident, started Thu 8 Oct, 10:21
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J3 to J3A
- Started
- Thu 8 Oct, 10:21
- Category
- Incident
M6 southbound lane closure between J18 and J17, 8 Oct 2026
Cleared
This incident on the M6 has cleared. It started at 09:27 on Thu 8 Oct and cleared at 10:40 on Thu 8 Oct.
Last updated by National Highways at 09:53 on Thursday 8 October 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Cleared
- Closure type
- Lane closure
- Category
- Incident
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J18 to J17
- Location
- M6 southbound between J18 and J17
- Lanes
- 1 of 4 lanes closed
- Started
- 09:27 on Thursday 8 October 2026
- Cleared
- 10:40 on Thursday 8 October 2026
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 09:53 on Thursday 8 October 2026
Map of the M6 southbound lane closure between J18 and J17
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- Cleared
Other M6 closures and crash records
22 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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- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J7 to J6
- Started
- Thu 8 Oct, 10:10
- Category
- Incident
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M6 northbound lane closure between J13 and J14, live incident, started Thu 8 Oct, 10:03
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J13 to J14
- Started
- Thu 8 Oct, 10:03
- Category
- Incident
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- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J5 to J6
- Started
- Thu 8 Oct, 09:37
- Category
- Incident
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- Road
- M6 and M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J19
- Started
- Thu 8 Oct, 06:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 8 Oct, 20:00
- Category
- Construction Work
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- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J45 to J44
- Started
- Thu 8 Oct, 06:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 8 Oct, 20:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance