Overview
- A collision between a heavy goods vehicle and a van on the M6 northbound between J32 (Broughton) and J33 (Galgate) on Thursday closed the carriageway, caused long tailbacks and required central reservation barrier repairs before all lanes were reopened.
- Greater Manchester Police closed the M60 both ways between J17 and J18 for a welfare incident that saw a woman brought to safety while fire, ambulance and highways crews managed signed diversions and cleared the scene.
- Hertfordshire Police led an early‑hours closure of the M25 between J21a and J22 that trapped traffic within the cordon until it was lifted a short time later, leaving residual delays of around 30 minutes for some drivers.
- A serious motorcycle collision on the M27 eastbound has left the carriageway closed between junctions near Fareham and Portsmouth, created delays reported at up to about 89 minutes and remained a developing police‑led scene with diversions in place.
- The combined incidents produced multi‑mile queues and delays up to roughly 90 minutes, forced drivers onto local roads, disrupted appointments and businesses, and underlined that physical barrier damage from HGV collisions must be repaired on site before safe reopening can resume.