M60 crash J8 anticlockwise

Live Still reported at 18:02 UK time, since 14:22 (3 h 40 min).

Crash on the M60 anticlockwise at J8 on Wednesday 30 September 2026, from 14:22. Still reported at 18:02 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M60 anticlockwise · J8

   Collision

   since 14:22 (3 h 40 min) · delay ~20 min · queue 6.1 mi

   TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs ×3

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Timeline

1. 14:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 14:40 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 15:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
4. 15:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 15:38 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
6. 15:40 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~5)
7. 16:03 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. 16:03 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
9. 16:08 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~13), “Queuing traffic”
10. 16:12 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. 16:17 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. 16:18 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
13. 16:31 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
14. 16:34 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF CYCLIST”
15. 16:48 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
16. 17:12 TomTom no longer reports it
17. 17:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~17 min
18. 17:18 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF CYCLIST”
19. 17:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
20. 17:58 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”

What the sources said

• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: M60 J8 anti-clockwise exit).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M60 clockwise between J6 and J8).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF CYCLIST” (1 sign; furthest along: M60 anti-clockwise within J12).

Other recent incidents on the M60

• M60 crash J27–J25 anticlockwise · 16:22, still reported
• M60 crash J19–J18 · 12:04, cleared after 5 h 3 min
• M60 reported crash J19–J18 anticlockwise · 11:08, cleared after 39 min
• M60 crash J24–J25 clockwise · 06:47, cleared after 3 h 54 min
• M60 crash J13–J12 anticlockwise · 06:29, cleared after 4 h 49 min
• M60 crash J24 · yesterday 16:04, cleared after 1 h 22 min
• M60 crash J21 anticlockwise · yesterday 15:38, cleared after 34 min
• M60 crash J19–J18 anticlockwise · yesterday 15:38, cleared after 34 min
• M60 reported crash J17 clockwise · Sun 18:56, cleared after 36 min
• M60 crash J12 clockwise · Sat 08:57, cleared after 11 h 26 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.