M60 stopped traffic J4–J5 clockwise

Stopped traffic on the M60 clockwise at J4–J5 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 12:36. Cleared at 18:03 after 5 h 27 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:03 on 30 Oct 2026, after 5 h 27 min

Location

M60 clockwise · J4–J5

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~23 min

Sources

TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs ×3

Timeline

1. Fri 12:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Fri 13:36 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. Fri 13:41 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. Fri 14:16 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Fri 14:21 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. Fri 14:26 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
7. Fri 14:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. Fri 14:32 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Fri 14:32 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. Fri 14:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
11. Fri 14:33 Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
12. Fri 14:37 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Fri 14:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min (reported again)
14. Fri 14:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
15. Fri 14:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16. Fri 15:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
17. Fri 15:17 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
18. Fri 15:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
19. Fri 15:32 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. Fri 15:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
21. Fri 15:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~13 min
22. Fri 15:42 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
23. Fri 15:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
24. Fri 16:02 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
25. Fri 16:02 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
26. Fri 16:02 Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
27. Fri 16:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
28. Fri 16:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
29. Fri 16:22 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
30. Fri 16:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
31. Fri 16:27 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
32. Fri 16:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min (reported again)
33. Fri 16:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
34. Fri 17:48 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
35. Fri 18:03 TomTom no longer reports it
36. Fri 18:03 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (2 signs; furthest along: M60 clockwise between J4 and J5).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (2 signs; furthest along: M60 anti-clockwise within J5).
• Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M60 anti-clockwise within J4).
• Slow traffic

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 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
• M60 stopped traffic J10Thu 14:11 · cleared after 2 h 1 min

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

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