M61 crash J1 southbound

Crash on the M61 southbound at J1 on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 07:13. Cleared at 11:20 after 4 h 7 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 11:20 on 12 Nov 2026, after 4 h 7 min

Location

M61 southbound · J1

Reported as

Collision

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 07:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
2. 07:17 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
3. 07:22 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. 07:40 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
5. 08:03 TomTom: “traffic, Hard shoulder closed”
6. 08:53 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Hard shoulder closed”
7. 08:58 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Hard shoulder closed”
8. 09:05 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
9. 09:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Hard shoulder closed”
10. 09:16 TomTom no longer reports it
11. 09:16 All clear: no source reports it any more
12. 11:20 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
13. 11:20 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic, Hard shoulder closed
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: link road from M61 J1 to M60 J15 anti-clockwise).

Other recent incidents on the M61

• M61 crash J4–J3 southboundyesterday 12:03 · cleared after 16 h 47 min
• M61 stopped traffic J9 northboundyesterday 07:32 · cleared after 2 h 43 min
• M61 stopped traffic J4–J3 southboundTue 09:54 · cleared after 1 h 45 min
• M61 stopped traffic J4–J3Tue 06:37 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M61 stopped traffic J3–J2Mon 06:33 · cleared after 2 h 54 min
• M61 crash J4–J3 southboundSat 18:13 · cleared after 39 min
• M61 crash J1–J2 northboundFri 20:45 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M61 closed J2–J1 southbound5 Nov 2026 19:39 · cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M61 stopped traffic J3–J25 Nov 2026 06:43 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• M61 stopped traffic J34 Nov 2026 06:45 · cleared after 4 h 3 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M61 J1.

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