M60 crash J12 clockwise

Crash on the M60 clockwise at J12 on Saturday 26 September 2026, from 08:57. Cleared at 20:24 after 11 h 26 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 20:24 on 26 Sept 2026, after 11 h 26 min

Location

M60 clockwise · J12

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~42 min

Sources

TomTom ×9 · Motorway signs ×3

Timeline

1. Sat 08:57 Motorway signs: “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD”
2. Sat 09:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
3. Sat 09:13 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~7), “Stationary traffic”
4. Sat 09:18 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~16)
5. Sat 09:22 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~42 min (was ~27), “Stationary traffic, Incident”
6. Sat 09:31 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~34)
7. Sat 09:35 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~18), “Queuing traffic, Incident”
8. Sat 09:44 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
9. Sat 09:46 Motorway signs no longer show “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD”
10. Sat 09:48 TomTom no longer reports it
11. Sat 09:48 All clear: no source reports it any more
12. Sat 09:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
13. Sat 10:01 TomTom no longer reports it
14. Sat 10:10 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
15. Sat 10:46 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
16. Sat 10:46 All clear: no source reports it any more
17. Sat 11:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
18. Sat 11:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
19. Sat 11:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. Sat 11:33 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
21. Sat 11:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~9 min
22. Sat 12:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
23. Sat 12:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
24. Sat 12:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
25. Sat 13:00 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
26. Sat 14:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
27. Sat 14:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
28. Sat 14:10 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
29. Sat 14:15 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
30. Sat 14:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
31. Sat 14:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~14 min
32. Sat 15:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
33. Sat 15:14 TomTom no longer reports it
34. Sat 15:14 All clear: no source reports it any more
35. Sat 15:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
36. Sat 15:35 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
37. Sat 15:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
38. Sat 15:40 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
39. Sat 16:17 TomTom no longer reports it
40. Sat 16:17 All clear: no source reports it any more
41. Sat 16:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
42. Sat 16:30 TomTom no longer reports it
43. Sat 16:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
44. Sat 16:44 TomTom no longer reports it
45. Sat 16:44 All clear: no source reports it any more
46. Sat 16:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
47. Sat 16:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
48. Sat 17:07 TomTom no longer reports it
49. Sat 17:07 All clear: no source reports it any more
50. Sat 17:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
51. Sat 17:21 TomTom no longer reports it
52. Sat 17:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
53. Sat 17:39 TomTom no longer reports it
54. Sat 17:39 All clear: no source reports it any more
55. Sat 18:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
56. Sat 18:11 TomTom no longer reports it
57. Sat 18:11 All clear: no source reports it any more
58. Sat 18:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
59. Sat 18:25 TomTom no longer reports it
60. Sat 18:41 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
61. Sat 20:19 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
62. Sat 20:19 All clear: no source reports it any more
63. Sat 20:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
64. Sat 20:24 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M60 clockwise between J10 and J11).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (6 signs; furthest along: M60 anti-clockwise within J15 before J14 exit).
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (2 signs; furthest along: link road from M62 J12 eastbound to M60 J12 clockwise).

Other recent incidents on the M60

• M60 reported crash J23–J24 clockwiseyesterday 17:58 · cleared after 43 min
• M60 stopped traffic J1–J2 clockwiseyesterday 15:23 · cleared after 2 h 58 min
• M60 crash J11–J10 anticlockwiseyesterday 14:14 · cleared after 7 h 27 min
• M60 crash J11 clockwiseyesterday 11:53 · cleared after 1 h 18 min
• M60 crash J25–J24 clockwiseyesterday 06:55 · cleared after 3 h 3 min
• M60 delays J19 anticlockwiseyesterday 06:33 · cleared after 4 h 20 min
• M60 crash J19–J18 anticlockwiseMon 16:45 · cleared after 2 h 19 min
• M60 crash J14 anticlockwiseMon 14:14 · cleared after 4 h 53 min
• M60 crash J15Mon 11:16 · cleared after 18 min
• M60 crash J6–J5 anticlockwiseSun 17:25 · cleared after 1 h 3 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M60 J12.

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