Overview

• The M60 remains fully closed between Junctions 11 (Eccles) and 12 (M602) due to a Greater Manchester Police incident with signed diversions in place.
• National Highways is directing clockwise traffic via hollow circle routing and anticlockwise vehicles via solid square on local roads.
• An earlier crash on the M6 northbound between Junctions 3 and 4 near Coventry has confined traffic to three lanes, with congestion predicted until late afternoon.
• A separate collision on the M6 northbound between Junctions 18 and 19 briefly held all traffic and sparked queues back to Junction 17 before recovery.
• This wave of crashes, vehicle fires and police operations underscores the fragility of Britain’s motorway network during peak summer travel.