M61 crash J1 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 17:06 on 24 Sept 2026, after 53 min.

Crash on the M61 southbound at J1 on Thursday 24 September 2026, from 16:13. Cleared at 17:06 after 53 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M61 southbound · J1

   Collision

   Thu 16:13–Thu 17:06 (cleared after 53 min) · delay ~9 min · queue 2.5 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom

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Timeline

1. Thu 16:13 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
2. Thu 16:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
3. Thu 17:00 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Thu 17:06 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
5. Thu 17:06 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

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

Other recent incidents on the M61

• M61 reported crash J2 northbound · Thu 16:10, cleared after 2 h 20 min
• M61 crash J9 northbound · Thu 08:24, cleared after 45 min
• M61 closed J4–J3 southbound · Thu 07:20, cleared after 8 h 38 min
• M61 crash J9 northbound · Wed 07:16, cleared after 3 h 9 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.