M60 traffic: Huge crash between lorry and car blocks motorway with 45min delays
There are severe delays on the major motorway following a serious crash during the busy rush hour period.
There is traffic chaos on the M60 this morning following a serious crash between a lorry and a car. Lanes 1 and 2 (of 3) have been closed anticlockwise on the major motorway between junction 13 (Worsley) and junction 12 (M602) following the collision. Emergency services and traffic officers have rushed to the scene.
National Highways has warned drivers that there are delays of at least 45 minutes on approach and to allow extra time for their journeys. Traffic service Inrix has said: "M60 anticlockwise entry slip road blocked, long delays, two lanes closed due to accident at J13 A572 Worsley Brow (Worsley). Congestion to J18 (Simister Island)."
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Delays have cleared
Traffic monitoring site Inrix has said that the previous "long delays" between J13 and J18 of the M60 anticlockwise have now cleared.
'Long delays' persist
There remain "long delays" on the M60 anticlockwise, traffic monitoring site Inrix said, following the crash at J13. Congestion has backed up to J18 (Simister Island).
Delays of 45 minutes
National Highways confirmed delays of 45 minutes while traffic gets back to normal following the crash. All lanes are now open between J13 and J12 anticlockwise.
Five miles of congestion
While all lanes of the M60 have now reopened, there are still five miles of congestion, National Highways said.
All lanes reopen
All lanes are now open on the M60 anticlockwise between J13 and J12 following an earlier collision.
All lanes have reopened on the #M60 anti-clockwise between J13 (#Worsley) and 12 (#M602) following a collision between a lorry and a car.
— National Highways: North-West (@HighwaysNWEST) February 6, 2026
There 5 miles congestion following this incident so please allow time for delays of 45 mins to clear. pic.twitter.com/kfSzVkZqZl
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