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The M6 in the West Midlands is closed southbound between J6 (near A38M) and J5 (near Castle Bromwich) to safely recover a HGV involved in an earlier incident. 
The M6 in the West Midlands is closed southbound between J6 (near A38M) and J5 (near Castle Bromwich) to safely recover a HGV involved in an earlier incident. 
The M6 in the West Midlands is closed southbound between J6 (near A38M) and J5 (near Castle Bromwich) to safely recover a HGV involved in an earlier incident. 
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 42 minutes. Monitoring continues.
The M6 in the West Midlands is closed southbound between J6 (near A38M) and J5 (near Castle Bromwich) to safely recover a HGV involved in an earlier incident. 
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 17m. Monitoring continues.
The M6 in the West Midlands is closed southbound between J6 (near A38M) and J5 (near Castle Bromwich) to safely recover a HGV involved in an earlier incident. 
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 57m. Monitoring continues.
The M6 in the West Midlands is closed southbound between J6 (near A38M) and J5 (near Castle Bromwich) to safely recover a HGV involved in an earlier incident. 
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 32m. Monitoring continues.
The M6 in the West Midlands is closed southbound between J6 (near A38M) and J5 (near Castle Bromwich) to safely recover a HGV involved in an earlier incident. 
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 7m. Monitoring continues.
The M6 in the West Midlands is closed southbound between J6 (near A38M) and J5 (near Castle Bromwich) to safely recover a HGV involved in an earlier incident. 
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 42m. Monitoring continues.
The M6 in the West Midlands is closed southbound between J6 (near A38M) and J5 (near Castle Bromwich) to safely recover a HGV involved in an earlier incident. 
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 17m. Monitoring continues.
The M6 in the West Midlands is closed southbound between J6 (near A38M) and J5 (near Castle Bromwich) to safely recover a HGV involved in an earlier incident. 
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 52m. Monitoring continues.
The M6 in the West Midlands is closed southbound between J6 (near A38M) and J5 (near Castle Bromwich) to safely recover a HGV involved in an earlier incident. 
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 27m. Monitoring continues.
The M6 in the West Midlands is closed southbound between J6 (near A38M) and J5 (near Castle Bromwich) to safely recover a HGV involved in an earlier incident. 
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 2m. Monitoring continues.
The M6 in the West Midlands is closed southbound between J6 (near A38M) and J5 (near Castle Bromwich) to safely recover a HGV involved in an earlier incident. 
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 37m. Monitoring continues.
The M6 in the West Midlands is closed southbound between J6 (near A38M) and J5 (near Castle Bromwich) to safely recover a HGV involved in an earlier incident. 
✅ Incident cleared — M6 reopened at 05:30 on 28 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 6h 47m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.
The M6 in the West Midlands is closed southbound between J6 (near A38M) and J5 (near Castle Bromwich) to safely recover a HGV involved in an earlier incident. 
Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.
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