M60 crash J1 anticlockwise

Crash on the M60 anticlockwise at J1 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 13:00. Cleared at 18:58 after 5 h 58 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:58 on 23 Oct 2026, after 5 h 58 min

Location

M60 anticlockwise · J1

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~17 min

Sources

TomTom ×7 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 13:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. 13:23 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 13:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
4. 13:28 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. 13:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. 15:24 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION SLOW DOWN”
7. 15:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
8. 15:55 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. 15:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
10. 15:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. 16:04 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION SLOW DOWN”
12. 16:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
13. 16:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
14. 16:45 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
15. 17:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
16. 17:31 TomTom no longer reports it
17. 17:31 All clear: no source reports it any more
18. 17:39 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
19. 17:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~17 min
20. 17:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
21. 18:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~15 min (reported again)
22. 18:08 TomTom no longer reports it
23. 18:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
24. 18:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
25. 18:17 TomTom no longer reports it
26. 18:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
27. 18:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
28. 18:21 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
29. 18:26 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
30. 18:31 TomTom no longer reports it
31. 18:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
32. 18:34 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
33. 18:40 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
34. 18:44 TomTom no longer reports it
35. 18:44 All clear: no source reports it any more
36. 18:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
37. 18:49 TomTom no longer reports it
38. 18:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
39. 18:58 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M60 anti-clockwise between J27 and J25).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (8 signs; furthest along: M60 anti-clockwise within J1).

Other recent incidents on the M60

• M60 stopped traffic J12–J11 anticlockwise13:05 · cleared after 6 h 25 min
• M60 crash J12–J11 anticlockwise06:31 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• M60 reported crash J15–J16 clockwise02:44 · cleared after 47 min
• M60 stopped traffic J20–J21 clockwiseyesterday 17:14 · cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M60 stopped traffic J11–J10 anticlockwiseyesterday 12:35 · cleared after 6 h 20 min
• M60 stopped traffic J23–J24yesterday 06:42 · cleared after 2 h 54 min
• M60 crash J10 anticlockwiseyesterday 06:28 · cleared after 4 h 30 min
• M60 crash J15–J16 clockwiseWed 17:03 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M60 crash J1–J2 clockwiseWed 16:27 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• M60 stopped traffic J10 anticlockwiseWed 13:59 · cleared after 2 h 18 min

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