M61 crash J1 southbound

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.

Status

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

Location

M61 southbound · J1

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~10 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

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

Source reports

• 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 stopped traffic J4–J3 southboundyesterday 09:54 · cleared after 1 h 45 min
• M61 stopped traffic J4–J3yesterday 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 southboundThu 19:39 · cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M61 stopped traffic J3–J2Thu 06:43 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• M61 stopped traffic J34 Nov 2026 06:45 · cleared after 4 h 3 min
• M61 crash J14 southbound3 Nov 2026 22:32 · cleared after 2 h 27 min
• M61 stopped traffic J3–J23 Nov 2026 17:20 · cleared after 1 h 45 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M61 J1.

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