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M6 Junction 25 Traffic

Wigan & Orrell · Orrell · near Wigan

M6 J25 at 14:08 on Tuesday 3 November: nothing reported at this junction — live National Highways updates every few minutes.

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🚨 Live at M6 J25 right now

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✅Nothing reported at M6 J25 right now.

Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.

Is M6 junction 25 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:08 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M6 junction 25 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M6 junction 25 at 14:08.

Is M6 junction 25 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M6 junction 25 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

Tonight: every M6 closure ›

Is M6 junction 25 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M6 junction 25 this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).

This weekend: every M6 closure ›

Is there an accident at M6 junction 25 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M6 junction 25 since midnight.

M6 accidents today and yesterday ›

Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. A closure is counted here when National Highways name this junction or a stretch that runs through it.

🗺️ Where M6 J25 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Wigan, Skelmersdale, St Helens, Leigh.

📍 Heading to… from M6 J25

Places and the junctions they are reached from are kept by our team; distances are measured in a straight line from the junction, not along the road.

⚠️ Collision record on the M6 at J25

22Collisions
3Fatal
1Serious
31Casualties
37
Better than most
Ranked 353 of 556 UK junctions on record · 34 of 49 on the M6

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,054 collisions are on record, 23 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.

Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the M6 itself, within 2 miles of J25. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.

📊 Full collision analysis for M6 J25 → 34 of 49 junctions on the M6 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M6 J25 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M6 junction 25?

M6 J25 is at Wigan & Orrell. National Highways signs it as Orrell. The nearest town is Wigan.

Is there an accident at M6 J25?

No — as of 14:08 National Highways list nothing at M6 J25. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M6 junction 25 closed?

No closure is listed at M6 J25 as of 14:08.

How many accidents happen at M6 junction 25?

Police STATS19 records show 22 collisions on the M6 within 2 miles of J25, including 3 fatal and 1 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,054 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 353 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M6 junction 25?

Within 15 miles of M6 J25: Gulliver's World (theme park, Warrington), about 8.5 miles south in a straight line; Aintree Racecourse (racecourse, Aintree), about 11 miles west in a straight line; Mersey Gateway Bridge (crossing, Runcorn / Widnes), about 12 miles south in a straight line; Anfield (stadium, Liverpool), about 13 miles south-west in a straight line; Trafford Centre (shopping, Trafford Park), about 14 miles east in a straight line; Liverpool John Lennon Airport (airport, Speke, Liverpool), about 15 miles south-west in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Wigan 2.6 mi Skelmersdale 4.5 mi St Helens 5.2 mi Leigh 7 mi

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On a motorway? If you can, get onto the hard shoulder or into an emergency area, leave by the left-hand doors and wait behind the barrier. Stuck in a live lane: stay in the car with your seatbelt on and hazard lights on, and call 999.