M60 crash J2–J1 anticlockwise

Crash on the M60 anticlockwise at J2–J1 on Tuesday 20 October 2026, from 15:37. Cleared at 20:18 after 4 h 41 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 20:18 on 20 Oct 2026, after 4 h 41 min

Location

M60 anticlockwise · J2–J1

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~25 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×3

Timeline

1. 15:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 15:46 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 16:19 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
4. 16:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 16:46 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. 16:51 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 17:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
8. 17:37 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. 17:37 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. 17:41 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. 17:55 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
12. 18:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. 18:18 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~12), “Stationary traffic”
14. 18:21 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
15. 18:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~25 min (reported again)
16. 18:26 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
17. 18:27 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~25)
18. 18:32 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~12), “Slow traffic”
19. 18:45 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~18), “Queuing traffic”
20. 18:50 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
21. 18:59 TomTom no longer reports it
22. 19:18 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
23. 20:18 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
24. 20:18 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M60 clockwise within J3).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M60 J3 anti-clockwise exit).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M60 anti-clockwise between J2 and J1).

Other recent incidents on the M60

• M60 reported crash J26 clockwise19:06 · cleared after 42 min
• M60 crash J27–J1 clockwise16:33 · cleared after 2 h 15 min
• M60 crash J27–J1 clockwise06:45 · cleared after 4 h
• M60 stopped traffic J12 anticlockwise06:32 · cleared after 13 h 41 min
• M60 crash J1 clockwiseyesterday 08:18 · cleared after 11 h 36 min
• M60 crash J8–J6 anticlockwiseyesterday 07:30 · cleared after 2 h 20 min
• M60 stopped traffic J26yesterday 07:10 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M60 reported crash J14–J13 anticlockwiseyesterday 05:55 · cleared after 44 min
• M60 crash J24–J25 clockwiseSun 13:05 · cleared after 1 h 29 min
• M60 stopped traffic J11–J10 anticlockwiseSun 11:09 · cleared after 3 h 8 min

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