M61 crash J9 northbound

Crash on the M61 northbound at J9 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 07:16. Cleared at 08:58 after 313 h 42 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 08:58 on 6 Oct 2026, after 313 h 42 min

Location

M61 northbound · J9

Reported as

Collision

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Wed 07:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Wed 07:51 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
3. Wed 08:05 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Wed 08:19 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
5. Wed 08:33 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. Wed 08:46 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
7. Wed 08:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. Wed 09:01 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. Wed 09:15 TomTom no longer reports it
10. Wed 10:25 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
11. Wed 10:25 All clear: no source reports it any more
12. Tue 08:28 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION” (reported again)
13. Tue 08:58 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
14. Tue 08:58 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (5 signs; furthest along: M61 northbound within J9).

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 J9.

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