M61 crash J9 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 09:09 on 24 Sept 2026, after 45 min.

Crash on the M61 northbound at J9 on Thursday 24 September 2026, from 08:24. Cleared at 09:09 after 45 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M61 northbound · J9

   Collision

   Thu 08:24–Thu 09:09 (cleared after 45 min) · delay ~9 min · queue 2.9 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom ×2

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Timeline

1. Thu 08:24 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Thu 08:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~19 min
3. Thu 08:39 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~19)
4. Thu 08:43 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~26)
5. Thu 08:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
6. Thu 09:00 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~12), “Queuing traffic”
7. Thu 09:04 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
8. Thu 09:09 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Thu 09:09 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M61 northbound within J9).
• Stationary traffic
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M61

• M61 crash J1 southbound · Thu 16:13, cleared after 53 min
• M61 reported crash J2 northbound · Thu 16:10, cleared after 2 h 20 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

About this page

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.