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M6 road traffic accidents

36,370 collisions recorded
1979 to 2025

The M6 appears in 36,370 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1979 and 2025, involving 61,671 casualties. Of these collisions, 1,017 were fatal and 5,258 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 7% on 2024.

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All Severities Fatal Serious Slight
Fatal
1,017
Serious
5,258
Casualties
61,671
2025 402
2024 377
2023 331
2022 366
2021 347
2020 263
2019 393
2018 515
2017 524
2016 640
2015 685
2014 715
2013 696
2012 638
2011 670
2010 793
2009 728
2008 861
2007 916
2006 961
2005 1,017
2004 1,122
2003 993
2002 1,058
2001 1,074
2000 1,252
1999 1,179
1998 1,247
1997 1,270
1996 1,050
1995 940
1994 987
1993 966
1992 937
1991 872
1990 932
1989 929
1988 753
1987 767
1986 688
1985 631
1984 695
1983 592
1982 628
1981 623
1980 669
1979 678

Stafford

1,976 recorded here

Birmingham North West

1,938 recorded here

Warrington

1,621 recorded here

Birmingham

1,599 recorded here

Walsall

1,547 recorded here

Cheshire East

1,279 recorded here

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Birmingham

1,119 recorded along the M6

Walsall

170 recorded along the M6

Willenhall

122 recorded along the M6

Wednesbury

94 recorded along the M6

Keresley Newlands

82 recorded along the M6

Leyland

81 recorded along the M6

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Recent Accidents

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Accident 199820L912001

Slight
3 vehicles 3 casualties
ROVER METRO VAUXHALL CAVALIER (3y) Vehicle
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Accident 1998078M10145

Serious
2 vehicles 3 casualties
Vehicle RENAULT MEGANE (1y)
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Accident 199804B019698

Slight
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD MONDEO
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Accident 199820H911601

Slight
3 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD MONDEO (2y) Vehicle FORD ESCORT
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Accident 199804D016998

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle FORD FIESTA (1y)
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Accident 199820D911501

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CAVALIER PEUGEOT 406 (1y)
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Accident 1998078M10144

Slight
3 vehicles 1 casualty
ROVER VITESSE (2y) FORD GRANADA PEUGEOT 405 (4y)
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Accident 1998078M10143

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
TOYOTA MR2 (4y) CITROEN SAXO (1y)
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Accident 1998218M06384

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2 vehicles 2 casualties
Vehicle Vehicle
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Accident 1998078M10142

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 406 (1y) VOLVO 960 (3y)
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Accident 1998218M06051

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
ERF Model Missing (4y) MAN Model Missing (2y)
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Accident 1998218M06207

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle PEUGEOT 306 (2y)
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Accident 1998078M10139

Slight
2 vehicles 2 casualties
VAUXHALL CAVALIER (3y) LEYLAND FREIGHTER
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Accident 1998218M05845

Fatal
4 vehicles 7 casualties
SCANIA Model Missing Vehicle Vehicle ERF Model Missing
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Accident 199804C024498

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
ROVER METRO PEUGEOT 309
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Accident 1998078M10138

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD ESCORT (1y) VAUXHALL CORSA (2y)
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Accident 199804C022398

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO Model Missing FORD FIESTA
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Accident 199820H910001

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD SCORPIO (1y) VAUXHALL FRONTERA (1y)
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Accident 1998218M05840

Fatal
3 vehicles 14 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER (4y) FORD GRANADA VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
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Accident 1998078M10133

Slight
1 vehicle 1 casualty
SAAB 9000
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