M60 crash J25–J24 anticlockwise

Cleared Cleared at 18:03 on 6 Oct 2026, after 28 h 35 min.

Crash on the M60 anticlockwise at J25–J24 on Monday 5 October 2026, from 13:28. Cleared at 18:03 after 28 h 35 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M60 anticlockwise · J25–J24

   Collision

   Mon 13:28–Tue 18:03 (cleared after 28 h 35 min) · delay ~40 min · queue 4.2 mi

   TomTom ×7 · Motorway signs ×5

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Timeline

1. Mon 13:28 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Mon 13:47 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~24 min
3. Mon 13:51 TomTom: delay now ~41 min (was ~24)
4. Mon 14:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~27 min
5. Mon 14:05 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
6. Mon 14:14 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~27)
7. Mon 14:19 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~16)
8. Mon 14:32 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
9. Mon 14:42 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Accident”
10. Mon 15:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
11. Mon 15:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Accident”
12. Mon 15:16 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
13. Mon 15:18 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
14. Mon 15:23 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Mon 15:23 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
16. Mon 15:53 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
17. Mon 15:53 All clear: no source reports it any more
18. Mon 16:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
19. Mon 16:14 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
20. Mon 16:19 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. Mon 16:32 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
22. Mon 17:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
23. Mon 17:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
24. Mon 17:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~24 min
25. Mon 17:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~17 min (reported again)
26. Mon 17:32 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
27. Mon 17:59 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
28. Mon 18:09 TomTom no longer reports it
29. Mon 18:09 All clear: no source reports it any more
30. Tue 15:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
31. Tue 16:00 TomTom: still reported after more than 24 hours, so treated as out of date
32. Tue 16:00 All clear: no source reports it any more
33. Tue 16:07 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
34. Tue 16:08 Motorway signs: “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
35. Tue 16:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
36. Tue 16:41 TomTom no longer reports it
37. Tue 16:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
38. Tue 17:03 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
39. Tue 17:08 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
40. Tue 17:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
41. Tue 17:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
42. Tue 17:30 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
43. Tue 17:30 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
44. Tue 17:35 TomTom no longer reports it
45. Tue 17:35 All clear: no source reports it any more
46. Tue 17:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
47. Tue 17:49 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
48. Tue 18:03 TomTom no longer reports it
49. Tue 18:03 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M60 anti-clockwise within J24).
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (5 signs; furthest along: M60 anti-clockwise between J27 and J25).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (5 signs; furthest along: M60 clockwise between J27 and J1).
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M60 clockwise between J27 and J1).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M60 J1 clockwise exit).

Other recent incidents on the M60

• M60 closed J27–J25 · Thu 07:28, cleared after 2 h 31 min
• M60 stopped traffic J14–J13 anticlockwise · Wed 13:00, cleared after 5 h 17 min
• M60 reported crash J15 anticlockwise · Tue 18:53, cleared after 38 min
• M60 crash J25 anticlockwise · 4 Oct 2026 05:48, cleared after 5 h 28 min
• M60 reported crash J24–J23 anticlockwise · 4 Oct 2026 05:00, cleared after 44 min
• M60 crash J4–J5 clockwise · 3 Oct 2026 11:37, cleared after 2 h 47 min
• M60 reported crash J15 anticlockwise · 2 Oct 2026 17:33, cleared after 1 h
• M60 delays J11–J10 · 1 Oct 2026 13:41, cleared after 4 h 57 min
• M60 crash J27–J25 anticlockwise · 30 Sept 2026 16:22, cleared after 1 h 54 min
• M60 crash J1–J27 anticlockwise · 30 Sept 2026 15:22, cleared after 4 h 27 min

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