{"id":243040,"date":"2025-11-04T09:32:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T09:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/243040\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T09:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T09:32:08","slug":"m6-closed-for-several-hours-after-serious-collision-news-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/243040\/","title":{"rendered":"M6 closed for several hours after &#8216;serious collision&#8217; | News UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_272974200-d9de.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24608706\" alt=\"Southbound j13 to j12 (Picture: Highways England)\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tSouthbound J13 to J12 are shut (Picture: Highways England<\/p>\n<p>A large stretch of the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/m6-motorway\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">M6<\/a>, the longest motorway in the UK, will be closed for several hours today.<\/p>\n<p>The closure follows a serious collision involving a truck and a van at around 12.10am. <\/p>\n<p>The southbound carriageway between Junctions 13 and 12 has been closed for more than seven hours, with delays of two hours expected.<\/p>\n<p>Motorway cameras show half the M6 completely empty, while a logjam stretches for three miles back towards Junction 14<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tSign up for all of the latest stories\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Start your day informed with Metro&#8217;s <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/news-updates\/?signup-source=news-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News Updates<\/a> newsletter or get <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/breaking-news?ito=news-article&amp;?signup_source=news-article-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Breaking News<\/a> alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n<p>National Highways, which manages motorways, says the carriageway will be shut throughout the morning. <\/p>\n<p>But the agency said on X that there is \u2018no estimated re-opening time currently as police collision investigation is ongoing\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We do expect the road to remain closed throughout this morning\u2019s peak period, though,\u2019 it added.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tAre M6 diversions in place?\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Highway officials are asking drivers to follow the hollow circle diversion symbol: <\/p>\n<p>Exit the M6 southbound at J13 and join the A449 southbound<br \/>\nContinue on the A449 until the junction with the A5 at Gailey<br \/>\nTake the A5 eastbound and continue to then re-join the M6 southbound at J12.<\/p>\n<p>Plan and allow extra time for journeys, highway officials said, adding that re-routing or postponing drives altogether might be best. <\/p>\n<p>The police said: \u2018A reminder this morning that the M6 southbound from Junction 13 to Junction 12 remains closed for investigation work. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Please follow <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/highways-agency\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">National Highways<\/a> for updates.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/11\/04\/m6-motorway-closed-several-hours-serious-collision-24608678\/mailto:webnews@metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">For more stories like this, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\">check our news page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tComment now<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tComments<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" class=\"metro-button 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