M61 crash J14 northbound

Crash on the M61 northbound at J14 on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 11:58. Cleared at 13:22 after 1 h 24 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 13:22 on 21 Oct 2026, after 1 h 24 min

Location

M61 northbound · J14

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 11:58 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 12:17 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. 12:52 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
4. 13:22 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
5. 13:22 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (4 signs; furthest along: link road from M60 J14 for A666 within M61 J2).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: link road from M60 J14 for A666 within M61 J2).

Other recent incidents on the M61

• M61 stopped traffic J3–J206:35 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M61 crash J9 southboundyesterday 13:40 · cleared after 2 h 14 min
• M61 crash J9 northboundyesterday 13:30 · cleared after 2 h 23 min
• M61 stopped traffic J3–J2yesterday 06:27 · cleared after 3 h 40 min
• M61 stopped traffic J3–J2Mon 06:24 · cleared after 3 h 44 min
• M61 stopped traffic J3–J2Fri 15:24 · cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M61 closed J8–J9 northboundFri 13:10 · cleared after 6 h 14 min
• M61 reported crash J14 southboundThu 20:44 · cleared after 34 min
• M61 stopped traffic J15 southbound15 Oct 2026 06:05 · cleared after 4 h 38 min
• M61 stopped traffic J2–J3 northbound14 Oct 2026 06:35 · cleared after 3 h 26 min

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