M60 crash J1 anticlockwise

Crash on the M60 anticlockwise at J1 on Thursday 15 October 2026, from 15:21. Cleared at 19:16 after 3 h 55 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:16 on 15 Oct 2026, after 3 h 55 min

Location

M60 anticlockwise · J1

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~24 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×3

Timeline

1. 15:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 15:30 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 15:49 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. 15:58 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 16:02 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. 16:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 16:12 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. 16:16 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 16:25 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~10), “Stationary traffic”
10. 16:39 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~21)
11. 16:44 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. 17:11 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
13. 17:20 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. 17:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
15. 17:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
16. 17:52 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. 17:57 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
18. 18:00 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
19. 18:06 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~12)
20. 18:12 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
21. 18:16 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~18)
22. 18:25 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~18)
23. 18:29 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~12), “Slow traffic”
24. 18:43 TomTom no longer reports it
25. 18:46 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
26. 18:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
27. 18:57 TomTom no longer reports it
28. 19:16 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
29. 19:16 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (2 signs; furthest along: M60 clockwise within J3).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (3 signs; furthest along: M60 anti-clockwise between J3 and J2).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M60 anti-clockwise within J1).

Other recent incidents on the M60

• M60 crash J9 clockwise13:30 · cleared after 3 h 36 min
• M60 crash J23–J24 clockwise06:40 · cleared after 3 h 12 min
• M60 closed J15 clockwise06:05 · cleared after 5 h 1 min
• M60 stopped traffic J1 anticlockwiseyesterday 06:48 · cleared after 10 h 57 min
• M60 stopped traffic J11 clockwiseyesterday 06:30 · cleared after 12 h 28 min
• M60 stopped traffic J23–J24Tue 06:45 · cleared after 11 h 6 min
• M60 crash J15–J16 clockwiseTue 06:31 · cleared after 12 h 20 min
• M60 stopped traffic J17 clockwise9 Oct 2026 06:34 · cleared after 12 h 38 min
• M60 stopped traffic J9–J10 clockwise8 Oct 2026 16:39 · cleared after 2 h 38 min
• M60 closed J27–J258 Oct 2026 07:28 · cleared after 2 h 31 min

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