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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 19972097H9291

Serious
8 vehicles 5 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Vehicle RENAULT SAFRANE (4y) ROVER 400 SERIES (1y) VOLVO 440 NISSAN PRIMERA FORD ESCORT ROVER 800 SERIES (3y)
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Accident 19972097D9288

Serious
1 vehicle 3 casualties
PEUGEOT 205
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Accident 1997077M10328

Slight
3 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 106 (3y) ROVER 400 SERIES (4y) Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under
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Accident 1997077M10327

Slight
3 vehicles 3 casualties
ROVER 800 SERIES SAAB 9000 (3y) VAUXHALL ASTRA (1y)
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Accident 1997077M10330

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
CITROEN ZX (3y) FORD FIESTA (1y)
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Accident 1997077M10326

Slight
3 vehicles 2 casualties
Vehicle VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (1y) BMW 7 SERIES
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Accident 1997077M10325

Slight
15 vehicles 9 casualties
RENAULT MEGANE (1y) RENAULT LAGUNA (2y) Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats) BMW 3 SERIES (3y) FORD SIERRA TOYOTA SPACE CRUISER FIAT PUNTO (2y) ROVER 200 SERIES AUSTIN MAESTRO FIAT PUNTO (1y) PROTON PERSONA Vehicle VAUXHALL ASTRA MERCEDES C CLASS (1y) CITROEN AX
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Accident 1997077M10322

Slight
2 vehicles 2 casualties
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (3y) VAUXHALL ASTRAMAX
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Accident 199704D045797

Slight
2 vehicles 2 casualties
Vehicle VOLKSWAGEN POLO
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Accident 19972097D9289

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT (1y) VAUXHALL CAVALIER
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Accident 199704B046997

Slight
3 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD ESCORT (2y) Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under VOLVO Model Missing
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Accident 19972097K9287

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD ESCORT TOYOTA CARINA (2y)
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Accident 1997030001832

Slight
1 vehicle 7 casualties
RENAULT ESPACE
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Accident 1997077M10317

Slight
8 vehicles 3 casualties
TOYOTA CARINA (3y) FORD ESCORT VOLVO 460 (4y) FORD MONDEO Vehicle FORD MAVERICK (2y) VAUXHALL ASTRA (1y) Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under
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Accident 1997217M13541

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle PEUGEOT 306 (2y)
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Accident 1997077M10315

Slight
3 vehicles 2 casualties
ROVER 200 SERIES (1y) CITROEN AX (4y) Vehicle
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Accident 1997217M13365

Serious
3 vehicles 3 casualties
FORD P100 VAUXHALL VECTRA (1y) SCANIA Model Missing
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Accident 1997077M10314

Slight
1 vehicle 4 casualties
AUSTIN METRO
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Accident 1997077M10313

Slight
3 vehicles 2 casualties
BMW 7 SERIES (4y) RENAULT MEGANE (1y) ROVER RANGE ROVER
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Accident 1997217M13222

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO Model Missing MAN Model Missing (1y)
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