M61 reported crash J4–J3 southbound

Reported crash on the M61 southbound at J4–J3 on Wednesday 11 November 2026, from 12:03. Still reported at 12:45 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 12:03 (42 min)

Location

M61 southbound · J4–J3

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 12:03 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M61 southbound between J4 and J3).

Other recent incidents on the M61

• M61 stopped traffic J9 northbound07:32 · cleared after 2 h 43 min
• 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–J25 Nov 2026 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

Live traffic and past incidents at M61 J4 and M61 J3.

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.