M6 queue alert as crash and car fire sparks driver warning

Two separate incidents on M6 causing queues for drivers this afternoon, March 6

15:37, 06 Mar 2025

M6 drivers have been warned to brace for queues on the major Midlands motorway this afternoon as a result of two separate incidents.

A car fire and crash have taken place on the northbound side of the motorway causing queues as a clean up takes place.

The car fire has now been cleared, but traffic cameras are showing a busy carriageway with queues of traffic as the route recovers. The areas affected are the M6 junction 4 and junction 6, which leads to the A38 into Birmingham[1] centre.

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Traffic cameras are showing significant volumes of traffic this afternoon.

The first incident, a crash, occurred on the M6 northbound in Warwickshire[4], close to the M42 junction which leads to Birmingham Airport[5].

Live traffic system INRIX warned just after 2pm: "M6 Warwickshire northbound.

"One lane closed and queueing traffic due to accident, a lorry and a car involved on M6 Northbound near J4A (M42 Interchange).

Congestion to J4 (Coleshill)."

Around 40 minutes later, a second incident, this time a car fire, occurred further down the M6 towards Birmingham city centre.[6]

INRIX warned at 3:20pm that the fire was out: "Traffic easing, earlier vehicle fire on M6 Northbound after J6 A38 Tyburn Road (Spaghetti Junction).Restrictions were lifted at around 14:55.

"The vehicle is in the emergency refuge bay and the fire is out."

Congestion will remain on the M6 into this afternoon as the route recovers.

References

1. ^ Birmingham (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
2. ^ Car fire on Dartmouth Middleway sparks Birmingham city centre queue alert (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
3. ^ Get breaking news on BirminghamLive WhatsApp (chat.whatsapp.com)
4. ^ Warwickshire (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
5. ^ Birmingham Airport (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
6. ^ Birmingham city centre. (www.birminghammail.co.uk)