M60 stopped traffic J9 clockwise

Stopped traffic on the M60 clockwise at J9 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 11:00. Still reported at 16:40 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 11:00 (5 h 39 min)

Location

M60 clockwise · J9

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Delay

~20 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs ×4

Timeline

1. 11:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 11:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
3. 11:28 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 11:28 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. 11:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
6. 11:38 TomTom no longer reports it
7. 11:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
8. 11:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
9. 12:11 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
10. 12:38 TomTom no longer reports it
11. 12:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
12. 12:44 Motorway signs: “DEBRIS IN ROAD”
13. 12:44 Motorway signs: “DEBRIS IN ROAD”
14. 12:52 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
15. 13:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
16. 13:22 Motorway signs no longer show “DEBRIS IN ROAD”
17. 13:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
18. 13:52 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. 14:34 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
20. 14:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
21. 14:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
22. 14:52 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
23. 14:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
24. 14:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
25. 15:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~14 min
26. 15:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
27. 15:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~14 min
28. 15:46 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
29. 15:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
30. 16:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
31. 16:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF ANIMALS” (5 signs; furthest along: M60 anti-clockwise within J15 before J14 exit).
• Overhead signs read “DEBRIS IN ROAD” (2 signs; furthest along: M60 clockwise within J12 before M602 J1 access).
• Overhead signs read “DEBRIS IN ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M60 clockwise within J12 before M602 J1 access).
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M60 clockwise within J9).

Other recent incidents on the M60

• M60 crash J3 clockwise04:56 · cleared after 53 min
• M60 crash J1 anticlockwiseyesterday 15:21 · cleared after 3 h 55 min
• M60 crash J9 clockwiseyesterday 13:30 · cleared after 3 h 36 min
• M60 crash J23–J24 clockwiseyesterday 06:40 · cleared after 3 h 12 min
• M60 closed J15 clockwiseyesterday 06:05 · cleared after 5 h 1 min
• M60 stopped traffic J1 anticlockwiseWed 06:48 · cleared after 10 h 57 min
• M60 stopped traffic J11 clockwiseWed 06:30 · cleared after 12 h 28 min
• M60 stopped traffic J23–J24Tue 06:45 · cleared after 11 h 6 min
• M60 crash J15–J16 clockwiseTue 06:31 · cleared after 12 h 20 min
• M60 stopped traffic J17 clockwise9 Oct 2026 06:34 · cleared after 12 h 38 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.