M60 crash J27–J1 clockwise

Crash on the M60 clockwise at J27–J1 on Tuesday 20 October 2026, from 06:45. Cleared at 10:45 after 4 h. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 10:45 on 20 Oct 2026, after 4 h

Location

M60 clockwise · J27–J1

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~37 min

Sources

TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 06:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
2. 07:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. 07:08 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
4. 07:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 07:22 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. 07:27 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~8)
7. 07:31 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
8. 07:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
9. 08:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
10. 08:58 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. 09:45 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
12. 09:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
13. 09:58 TomTom no longer reports it
14. 09:58 All clear: no source reports it any more
15. 10:02 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
16. 10:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
17. 10:08 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. 10:17 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
19. 10:30 TomTom no longer reports it
20. 10:45 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
21. 10:45 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (5 signs; furthest along: M60 clockwise between J27 and J1).

Other recent incidents on the M60

• M60 stopped traffic J1606:32 · cleared after 5 h 17 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
• M60 stopped traffic J26 clockwiseSat 12:44 · cleared after 56 min
• M60 reported crash J6–J8 clockwiseSat 03:16 · cleared after 40 min
• M60 stopped traffic J9 clockwiseFri 11:00 · cleared after 10 h 24 min

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.