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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 1999219M25697

Slight
52.8351, -2.1465
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD ESCORT FODEN Model Missing (1y)
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Accident 1999219M25711

Slight
52.8351, -2.1465
3 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over Vehicle ERF Model Missing
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Accident 1999079M10716

Slight
53.3195, -2.4334
4 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle RENAULT CLIO (1y) VAUXHALL CAVALIER FIAT PUNTO (2y)
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Accident 199904C108199

Slight
53.7147, -2.6636
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL VECTRA
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Accident 1999079M10715

Slight
53.0698, -2.3337
3 vehicles 5 casualties
VAUXHALL COMBO (4y) ROVER 200 SERIES VOLVO 240
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Accident 1999079M10713

Serious
53.3930, -2.5073
6 vehicles 3 casualties
HYUNDAI X2 AUDI A6 (2y) FORD GRANADA BMW 3 SERIES (2y) MAN Model Missing FORD MONDEO (2y)
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Accident 1999079M10712

Slight
53.3905, -2.5063
2 vehicles 2 casualties
RENAULT LAGUNA (1y) VAUXHALL ASTRA (1y)
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Accident 1999079M10709

Serious
53.4168, -2.5431
3 vehicles 3 casualties
Vehicle Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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Accident 1999239902002

Slight
52.4193, -1.2980
10 vehicles 2 casualties
VOLVO Model Missing VAUXHALL ASTRA CITROEN AX VAUXHALL OMEGA (3y) PEUGEOT 405 FORD ORION FORD MONDEO (4y) RENAULT CLIO (1y) PEUGEOT 306 (1y) VOLVO 940
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Accident 1999079M10708

Slight
53.4181, -2.5442
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 306 PEUGEOT 405
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Accident 1999079M10707

Slight
53.4181, -2.5442
4 vehicles 5 casualties
FORD FIESTA VAUXHALL CORSA PEUGEOT 405 (4y) Vehicle
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Accident 1999030003445

Slight
54.6162, -2.7200
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle Vehicle
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Accident 1999079M10717

Fatal
53.4027, -2.5153
8 vehicles 2 casualties
PIAGGIO PX200 E (1y) VAUXHALL CAVALIER NISSAN 200 BMW 3 SERIES (1y) FORD KA ROVER 200 SERIES VAUXHALL CORSA FORD SIERRA
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Accident 199904B077699

Serious
54.1157, -2.7603
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT CUSTOM
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Accident 199920H961501

Slight
52.5700, -2.0109
1 vehicle 1 casualty
MERCEDES 300
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Accident 1999219M25624

Slight
52.9873, -2.2531
1 vehicle 1 casualty
MAZDA 323 (3y)
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Accident 1999030003501

Slight
54.8730, -2.8769
1 vehicle 2 casualties
Vehicle
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Accident 1999030003374

Serious
54.7923, -2.8678
4 vehicles 10 casualties
RENAULT CLIO (3y) PEUGEOT 306 (4y) FORD SCORPIO (1y) FIAT BRAVA
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Accident 1999219M25268

Slight
52.9885, -2.2592
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FIAT PUNTO
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Accident 1999219M25222

Slight
52.8542, -2.1614
3 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle VAUXHALL CAVALIER (4y) AUDI A4 (2y)
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