Overview
- Two separate collisions struck the M60 on Saturday afternoon, one anticlockwise at Junction 15 (Swinton Interchange) and one clockwise between Junctions 1 and 2 near the Stockport Pyramid.
- National Highways and traffic monitors reported that the J1–J2 collision closed lanes 1 and 2 of three and produced tailbacks of up to four miles during the peak of the disruption.
- Traffic England logged delays of roughly 30 to 53 minutes on affected stretches while emergency services attended both scenes.
- Authorities reopened lanes and cleared both incidents by mid to late afternoon, but National Highways warned that residual delays of about 30 minutes and several miles of congestion persisted on approaches.
- Because the M60 is Greater Manchester’s busy orbital route, the crashes fed knock‑on delays onto local roads and through Stockport, leaving drivers advised to expect slow running on diversion and approach routes.