M60 stopped traffic J12–J11 anticlockwise

Stopped traffic on the M60 anticlockwise at J12–J11 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 13:05. Still reported at 17:08 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 13:05 (4 h 3 min)

Location

M60 anticlockwise · J12–J11

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Delay

~30 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom ×10 · Motorway signs ×3

Timeline

1. 13:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~11 min
2. 13:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
3. 13:23 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. 13:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~14 min
5. 13:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min
6. 13:38 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
7. 14:05 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~14)
8. 14:09 TomTom no longer reports it
9. 14:26 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
10. 14:33 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
11. 14:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
12. 14:41 TomTom no longer reports it
13. 14:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~15 min (reported again)
14. 14:55 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~15)
15. 15:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~22 min
16. 15:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~23 min
17. 16:04 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
18. 16:04 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~7), “Queuing traffic”
19. 16:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~28 min
20. 16:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~28 min
21. 16:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~29 min
22. 16:48 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (8 signs; furthest along: M60 clockwise within J9).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M60 anti-clockwise within J14).
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M60 anti-clockwise between J12 and J11).

Other recent incidents on the M60

• M60 crash J12–J11 anticlockwise06:31 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• M60 reported crash J15–J16 clockwise02:44 · cleared after 47 min
• M60 stopped traffic J20–J21 clockwiseyesterday 17:14 · cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M60 stopped traffic J11–J10 anticlockwiseyesterday 12:35 · cleared after 6 h 20 min
• M60 stopped traffic J23–J24yesterday 06:42 · cleared after 2 h 54 min
• M60 crash J10 anticlockwiseyesterday 06:28 · cleared after 4 h 30 min
• M60 crash J15–J16 clockwiseWed 17:03 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M60 crash J1–J2 clockwiseWed 16:27 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• M60 stopped traffic J10 anticlockwiseWed 13:59 · cleared after 2 h 18 min
• M60 stopped traffic J24–J23Wed 06:39 · cleared after 3 h 3 min

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