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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 1990070M10455

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5 vehicles 4 casualties
FORD ESCORT (1y) FORD FIESTA ROVER MAESTRO MERCEDES 200 FORD ORION
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Accident 1990210207633

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6 vehicles 1 casualty
MG METRO AUSTIN METRO FORD SIERRA VAUXHALL CAVALIER (1y) IVECO-FORD Model Missing (4y) IVECO-FORD Model Missing (2y)
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Accident 1990070M10452

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2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA FORD SIERRA
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Accident 199003G005650

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1 vehicle 2 casualties
FORD ESCORT (2y)
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Accident 1990210708360

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2 vehicles 1 casualty
AUSTIN MONTEGO (3y) MERCEDES 200
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Accident 1990210207666

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1 vehicle 1 casualty
BEDFORD Model Missing (3y)
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Accident 1990070M10449

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2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD SIERRA SEDDON/ATKINSON Model Missing
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Accident 199003D003790

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1 vehicle 2 casualties
BEDFORD Model Missing (3y)
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Accident 1990070M10445

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4 vehicles 3 casualties
VOLVO Model Missing (2y) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (2y) MERCEDES Model Missing (3y) VOLVO Model Missing
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Accident 1990070M10444

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5 vehicles 1 casualty
SCANIA Model Missing (4y) RENAULT Model Missing (2y) MAN/VW Model Missing CITROEN BX (2y) Vehicle
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Accident 1990070M10442

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4 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN Model Missing (3y) FORD ESCORT FORD FIESTA (1y) DENNIS Model Missing (1y)
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Accident 1990070M10441

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2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CAVALIER VOLVO 740
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Accident 1990040DC2666

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3 vehicles 1 casualty
FREIGHT ROVER SHERPA (4y) VAUXHALL ASTRA Vehicle
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Accident 1990040DC2622

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5 vehicles 1 casualty
DAIMLER DOUBLE SIX FORD ESCORT (1y) ROVER 200 SERIES (1y) BMW 5 SERIES (1y) VAUXHALL CAVALIER (3y)
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Accident 1990210207616

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15 vehicles 13 casualties
MERCEDES Model Missing (1y) PEUGEOT 305 (4y) Vehicle FORD ORION (4y) VOLVO 740 (3y) VAUXHALL ASTRA (1y) RENAULT ESPACE (2y) Vehicle FIAT REGATA RENAULT 5 NISSAN STANZA RELIANT RIALTO MAZDA 626 (1y) MERCEDES 200 (2y) CITROEN BX (1y)
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Accident 1990210708312

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4 vehicles 2 casualties
BEDFORD Model Missing Vehicle MAN Model Missing Daf Trucks Model Missing
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Accident 1990239001679

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1 vehicle 2 casualties
FORD TRANSIT (2y)
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Accident 19902090H1493

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4 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCO (3y) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (2y) ROVER 200 SERIES (2y) PEUGEOT 205 (2y)
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Accident 199006L305490

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2 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT 21 (3y) FORD ESCORT (4y)
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Accident 1990070M10437

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5 vehicles 3 casualties
ROVER 800 SERIES (4y) VAUXHALL NOVA VAUXHALL ASTRA Vehicle CITROEN VISA (3y)
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