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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 19962096H9248

Serious
5 vehicles 10 casualties
Vehicle LEYLAND DAF FA 65 DENNIS Model Missing FORD SIERRA FIAT UNO
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Accident 1996076M10278

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD ESCORT VAUXHALL ASTRA (2y)
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Accident 1996216M14264

Slight
2 vehicles 4 casualties
FIAT BRAVA VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (2y)
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Accident 199604L021696

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
TOYOTA MR2 (3y) ROVER 400 SERIES
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Accident 1996216M14286

Slight
4 vehicles 3 casualties
MERCEDES 200 FORD FIESTA (3y) FORD GRANADA VAUXHALL CARLTON
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Accident 1996216M14224

Slight
9 vehicles 5 casualties
VAUXHALL CAVALIER FORD GRANADA VAUXHALL ASTRA SAAB 900 Vehicle VAUXHALL CAVALIER BMW 3 SERIES NISSAN SUNNY (2y) AUDI 80
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Accident 1996030001692

Fatal
1 vehicle 2 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT (2y)
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Accident 19962096H9251

Slight
2 vehicles 5 casualties
NISSAN SUNNY CITROEN BX
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Accident 199606X027596

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD ESCORT (3y) FIAT PUNTO
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Accident 199604M024396

Slight
5 vehicles 3 casualties
IVECO-FORD Model Missing VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under VAUXHALL CAVALIER (2y) Vehicle
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Accident 1996076M10610

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
DAF TRUCKS FA 1900 DNS VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (3y)
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Accident 199604M024496

Slight
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VOLVO Model Missing (3y)
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Accident 1996216M13745

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 205 VOLVO Model Missing
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Accident 1996216M13857

Slight
5 vehicles 2 casualties
Vehicle FORD SCORPIO VAUXHALL CAVALIER (4y) RENAULT LAGUNA (1y) FIAT BRAVO
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Accident 1996030001703

Slight
4 vehicles 2 casualties
SCANIA Model Missing Vehicle SAAB 99 VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 1996216M13881

Slight
5 vehicles 4 casualties
MAZDA 626 TOYOTA MR2 FIAT TIPO ROVER 200 SERIES (3y) Vehicle
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Accident 1996076M10273

Slight
6 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CAVALIER ROVER 200 SERIES (4y) FORD ESCORT (3y) ROVER METRO (2y) VAUXHALL CAVALIER VAUXHALL NOVA
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Accident 1996216M13970

Slight
1 vehicle 1 casualty
COLT MITSUBISHI
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Accident 1996076M10272

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2 vehicles 2 casualties
NISSAN STANZA ERF Model Missing
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Accident 1996216M13755

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2 vehicles 1 casualty
Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under CITROEN ZX (3y)
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