M60 stopped traffic J17–J16 anticlockwise

Live Still reported at 09:26 UK time, since 06:35 (2 h 51 min).

Stopped traffic on the M60 anticlockwise at J17–J16 on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 06:35. Still reported at 09:26 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

1. B

   M60 anticlockwise · J17–J16

   Broken-down vehicle

   since 06:35 (2 h 51 min) · delay ~23 min · queue 8.1 mi

   TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs ×2

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Timeline

1. 06:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. 06:39 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 06:39 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 06:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
5. 06:49 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 06:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
7. 07:07 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~7)
8. 07:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~16 min
9. 07:16 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 07:33 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
11. 07:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
12. 07:39 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
13. 08:21 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. 08:22 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
15. 08:41 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
16. 08:58 TomTom no longer reports it
17. 09:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~24 min (reported again)
18. 09:12 TomTom no longer reports it
19. 09:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~25 min (reported again)

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M60 anti-clockwise between J17 and J16).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M60 anti-clockwise between J16 and J15).

Other recent incidents on the M60

• M60 crash J27–J25 anticlockwise · yesterday 16:22, cleared after 1 h 54 min
• M60 crash J1–J27 anticlockwise · yesterday 15:22, cleared after 4 h 27 min
• M60 crash J8 anticlockwise · yesterday 14:22, cleared after 5 h 17 min
• M60 crash J19–J18 · yesterday 12:04, cleared after 5 h 3 min
• M60 reported crash J19–J18 anticlockwise · yesterday 11:08, cleared after 39 min
• M60 crash J24–J25 clockwise · yesterday 06:47, cleared after 3 h 54 min
• M60 crash J13–J12 anticlockwise · yesterday 06:29, cleared after 4 h 49 min
• M60 crash J24 · Tue 16:04, cleared after 1 h 22 min
• M60 crash J21 anticlockwise · Tue 15:38, cleared after 34 min
• M60 crash J19–J18 anticlockwise · Tue 15:38, cleared after 34 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.