M60 crash J1–J2 clockwise

Crash on the M60 clockwise at J1–J2 on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 16:27. Cleared at 18:44 after 2 h 17 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:44 on 21 Oct 2026, after 2 h 17 min

Location

M60 clockwise · J1–J2

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~28 min

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 16:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 16:35 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 16:35 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 16:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
5. 16:44 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 16:46 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
7. 16:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~18 min
8. 17:07 TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~18)
9. 17:16 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 17:23 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
11. 17:26 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~17), “Slow traffic”
12. 17:39 TomTom no longer reports it
13. 17:39 All clear: no source reports it any more
14. 17:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
15. 17:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
16. 17:53 TomTom no longer reports it
17. 18:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
18. 18:07 TomTom no longer reports it
19. 18:07 All clear: no source reports it any more
20. 18:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
21. 18:21 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
22. 18:30 TomTom no longer reports it
23. 18:30 All clear: no source reports it any more
24. 18:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
25. 18:44 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (4 signs; furthest along: M60 clockwise between J1 and J2).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M60

• M60 crash J15–J16 clockwise17:03 · Live
• M60 stopped traffic J10 anticlockwise13:59 · cleared after 2 h 18 min
• M60 stopped traffic J24–J2306:39 · cleared after 3 h 3 min
• M60 stopped traffic J16–J1705:44 · cleared after 7 h 19 min
• M60 reported crash J26 clockwiseyesterday 19:06 · cleared after 42 min
• M60 crash J27–J1 clockwiseyesterday 16:33 · cleared after 2 h 15 min
• M60 crash J2–J1 anticlockwiseyesterday 15:37 · cleared after 4 h 41 min
• M60 crash J27–J1 clockwiseyesterday 06:45 · cleared after 4 h
• M60 stopped traffic J12 anticlockwiseyesterday 06:32 · cleared after 13 h 41 min
• M60 crash J1 clockwiseMon 08:18 · cleared after 11 h 36 min

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