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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 199106L241591

Serious
6 vehicles 6 casualties
SEAT IBIZA FORD TRANSIT (4y) FORD FIESTA (1y) Vehicle FORD FIESTA (2y) Vehicle
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Accident 199106L242091

Slight
4 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle IVECO-FORD Model Missing (4y) VAUXHALL ASTRA CITROEN ZX
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Accident 1991211210036

Slight
3 vehicles 2 casualties
VAUXHALL ASTRA (1y) FIAT 5 VAUXHALL CAVALIER
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Accident 199106L241491

Serious
9 vehicles 2 casualties
Vehicle VOLKSWAGEN POLO (1y) AUSTIN MAESTRO VAUXHALL CARLTON Vehicle AUSTIN MAESTRO (2y) VOLVO 340 FIAT DUCATO VAUXHALL NOVA (3y)
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Accident 1991040DB2113

Serious
1 vehicle 4 casualties
AUSTIN METRO
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Accident 1991071M10262

Slight
1 vehicle 2 casualties
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Accident 1991071M10261

Slight
4 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD SIERRA Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under MG MONTEGO (2y) FORD FIESTA
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Accident 1991071M10260

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2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA LEYLAND Model Missing
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Accident 1991211210008

Slight
3 vehicles 4 casualties
NISSAN MICRA (2y) FORD SIERRA (2y) FORD ORION (3y)
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Accident 1991071M10259

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1 vehicle 1 casualty
MERCEDES Model Missing (4y)
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Accident 19912091K9289

Slight
2 vehicles 2 casualties
YAMAHA Model Missing (4y) Vehicle (1y)
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Accident 1991040DB2114

Slight
1 vehicle 1 casualty
LAND ROVER DEFENDER
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Accident 199106L237491

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
SEAT MARBELLA (3y) AUSTIN MINI (3y)
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Accident 19912091L9287

Slight
4 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 309 (2y) RENAULT 19 (1y) PEUGEOT 405 (3y) Vehicle
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Accident 1991071M10257

Slight
1 vehicle 1 casualty
MERCEDES Model Missing
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Accident 1991239101282

Serious
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT (1y)
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Accident 199103D011510

Slight
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA (1y)
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Accident 1991071M10256

Slight
8 vehicles 4 casualties
VAUXHALL CAVALIER (1y) FORD ESCORT (2y) FORD GRANADA FORD SIERRA (1y) VAUXHALL CAVALIER (4y) VAUXHALL CAVALIER FORD ORION (1y) ALFA ROMEO 33 (1y)
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Accident 1991071M10252

Slight
1 vehicle 1 casualty
MERCEDES Model Missing (2y)
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Accident 1991211710868

Serious
6 vehicles 2 casualties
BEDFORD Model Missing LEYLAND DAF Model Missing (3y) LEYLAND Model Missing BMW 7 SERIES (2y) CITROEN BX (4y) MERCEDES Model Missing
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