M60 crash J27–J1 clockwise

Crash on the M60 clockwise at J27–J1 on Tuesday 20 October 2026, from 16:33. Cleared at 18:48 after 2 h 15 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:48 on 20 Oct 2026, after 2 h 15 min

Location

M60 clockwise · J27–J1

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~6 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 16:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
2. 16:37 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
3. 17:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
4. 17:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
5. 17:28 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 17:28 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. 17:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
8. 18:06 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
9. 18:09 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 18:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. 18:36 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 18:48 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
13. 18:48 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M60 clockwise between J27 and J1).

Other recent incidents on the M60

• M60 reported crash J26 clockwise19:06 · cleared after 42 min
• M60 crash J2–J1 anticlockwise15:37 · cleared after 4 h 41 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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