Overview
- National Highways reports the M6 remains closed southbound between J13 (Stafford) and J12 (Cannock) after a collision shortly after midnight, with queues back toward J14 and delays of up to two hours.
- Drivers are being diverted off at J13 via the A449 to the A5 before rejoining at J12, with heavy congestion reported through Penkridge and on approaches to Gailey roundabout.
- Staffordshire Police are leading the collision investigation as specialist crews clear debris and assess barrier damage, with staged reopenings expected once the scene is confirmed safe.
- West Midlands Ambulance Service said a man was found in a potentially life‑threatening condition after a crash involving a van and a pedestrian and was taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital.
- The closure follows a spate of recent serious motorway incidents, including an M1 lorry fire and spillage in Leicestershire that required specialist cleaning and resurfacing, an M5 fatality near Worcester, and multi‑vehicle collisions on the M40, M54 and A303.