M61 stopped traffic J15 southbound
Stopped traffic on the M61 southbound at J15 on Thursday 15 October 2026, from 06:05. Still reported at 09:10 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.
- Status
- Live since 06:05 (3 h 5 min)
- Location
- M61 southbound · J15
- Reported as
- Broken-down vehicle
- Delay
- ~22 min
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~31 min
- Sources
- Motorway signs · TomTom
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~15)
- TomTom: delay now ~31 min (was ~21)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~27 min (reported again)
- TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~27)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~24 min (reported again)
Source reports
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: link road from M61 southbound for M60 J15 within M61 J2).
- Stationary traffic
Other recent incidents on the M61
- M61 stopped traffic J2–J3 northbound
- M61 stopped traffic J4–J3 southbound
- M61 stopped traffic J4–J3
- M61 stopped traffic J3–J2
- M61 reported crash J15 southbound
- M61 stopped traffic J3–J2
- M61 reported crash J14 northbound
- M61 reported crash J4–J3 southbound
- M61 crash J8–J9 northbound
- M61 stopped traffic J3–J2
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.