M60 crash J4–J5 clockwise

Crash on the M60 clockwise at J4–J5 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 14:31. Cleared at 18:58 after 4 h 26 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:58 on 26 Oct 2026, after 4 h 26 min

Location

M60 clockwise · J4–J5

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~25 min

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs ×3

Timeline

1. Mon 14:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Mon 14:41 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Mon 14:41 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Mon 14:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
5. Mon 15:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. Mon 15:08 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. Mon 15:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. Mon 15:24 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
9. Mon 15:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
10. Mon 15:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
11. Mon 16:03 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
12. Mon 16:12 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
13. Mon 16:26 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~12)
14. Mon 16:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~21 min
15. Mon 16:58 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16. Mon 17:20 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF INCIDENT”
17. Mon 17:21 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
18. Mon 17:49 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Mon 17:55 Motorway signs: “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
20. Mon 17:58 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
21. Mon 18:03 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF INCIDENT”
22. Mon 18:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
23. Mon 18:34 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD”
24. Mon 18:44 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
25. Mon 18:58 TomTom no longer reports it
26. Mon 18:58 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M60 anti-clockwise between J2 and J1).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF INCIDENT” (1 sign; furthest along: M60 anti-clockwise within J5).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD” (2 signs; furthest along: M60 clockwise between J4 and J5).

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 J12–J11 anticlockwiseThu 16:10 · cleared after 3 h 47 min
• M60 crash J1–J2 clockwiseThu 14:47 · cleared after 4 h 10 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M60 J4 and M60 J5.

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