M60 crash J12–J11 anticlockwise

Crash on the M60 anticlockwise at J12–J11 on Thursday 29 October 2026, from 16:10. Cleared at 19:57 after 3 h 47 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 19:57 on 29 Oct 2026, after 3 h 47 min

Location

M60 anticlockwise · J12–J11

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~55 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom ×9

Timeline

1. Thu 16:10 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
2. Thu 16:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~22 min
3. Thu 16:43 TomTom: delay now ~3 min (was ~22), “Slow traffic”
4. Thu 16:48 TomTom no longer reports it
5. Thu 16:56 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
6. Thu 16:56 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. Thu 16:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~22 min
8. Thu 17:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~22 min
9. Thu 17:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
10. Thu 17:13 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~4), “Queuing traffic”
11. Thu 17:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~26 min
12. Thu 17:28 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Thu 17:28 All clear: no source reports it any more
14. Thu 17:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~20 min
15. Thu 17:58 TomTom no longer reports it
16. Thu 17:58 All clear: no source reports it any more
17. Thu 18:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~13 min
18. Thu 18:18 TomTom no longer reports it
19. Thu 18:18 All clear: no source reports it any more
20. Thu 18:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
21. Thu 18:34 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~12)
22. Thu 18:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
23. Thu 18:39 TomTom: delay now ~55 min (was ~24)
24. Thu 18:44 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~55)
25. Thu 18:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
26. Thu 18:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
27. Thu 19:03 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
28. Thu 19:09 TomTom no longer reports it
29. Thu 19:09 All clear: no source reports it any more
30. Thu 19:57 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
31. Thu 19:57 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF ANIMALS” (9 signs; furthest along: M60 J21 anti-clockwise exit).
• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (6 signs; furthest along: M60 anti-clockwise between J12 and J11).

Other recent incidents on the M60

• M60 stopped traffic J12–J11 anticlockwiseyesterday 14:14 · cleared after 4 h 38 min
• M60 reported crash J20–J21 clockwiseSat 17:28 · cleared after 41 min
• M60 crash J9 clockwiseSat 14:39 · cleared after 2 h 30 min
• M60 crash J14 anticlockwiseFri 17:38 · cleared after 2 h 26 min
• M60 stopped traffic J4–J5 clockwiseFri 12:36 · cleared after 5 h 27 min
• M60 reported crash J12 anticlockwiseThu 19:53 · cleared after 1 h 35 min
• M60 crash J8 clockwiseThu 17:48 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M60 stopped traffic J10Thu 16:48 · cleared after 15 min
• M60 crash J1–J2 clockwiseThu 14:47 · cleared after 4 h 10 min
• M60 stopped traffic J10Thu 14:11 · cleared after 2 h 1 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M60 J12 and M60 J11.

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