National Highways said the M6 junctions 15 and 16 closed after a crash involving two HGVs and a car in Staffordshire at about 04:00 BST. The northbound section stayed shut while traffic stuck on the motorway was released slowly.
The collision involved 2 HGVs and a car, and National Highways described it as a “very serious collision”. The agency said the police, fire service and ambulance service were all called to the scene.
Diversions were set up after the crash. That left drivers on the affected stretch waiting while the motorway was managed in stages rather than reopened at once.
National Highways
National Highways said the section between junctions 15 and 16 was expected to stay closed for some time. The closure covered a part of the M6 heading north, which meant traffic could not pass through the crash site while emergency crews and motorway teams dealt with the incident.
The slow release of vehicles gave some drivers a way off the queue, but it also showed how tightly the route was being controlled. Anyone using that stretch of the M6 faced delays while the closure and diversions remained in place.
Staffordshire
Staffordshire was the location named for the closure, placing the disruption on one of the motorway routes linking the area through junctions 15 and 16. National Highways did not give a length for the closure, and the practical effect for drivers was simple: the affected northbound section was not moving normally after the crash.
For now, the key development is that the road stayed closed while traffic already caught in the queue was released in stages. Drivers heading that way needed to follow the diversions already in place rather than expect the route to clear quickly.
