M60 Traffic Reports
M60 Traffic Reports and Updates
M60 traffic reports are on our dedicated M60 website. Because the M60 is a ring road, it splits the news into clockwise and anticlockwise rather than north and south, so you can go straight to the carriageway you are on.
Where to Find M60 Traffic Reports Now
Go to our M60 traffic news page for every current report, or straight to the page you need:
- the latest M60 traffic news
- accidents and incidents
- roadworks
- what the overhead signs are saying
- the variable speed limits in force now
- separate clockwise and anticlockwise pages
- closures tonight
- M60 junction maps
Each report says where the problem is, which way it affects, and when National Highways expects it to clear, so you can decide quickly whether to change your plans.
M60 collisions in numbers
How often something happens on the M60, from the Department for Transport’s figures. This is why M60 traffic news changes so often.
about 70
reported injury collisions, 2025
on the M60, or roughly 1 a week. In 2024 there were about 80.
28%
were fatal or serious
The rest were recorded as slight. Every one of them can close a lane and hold up traffic for miles behind.
Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics, reported injury collisions, 2024 and 2025. Rounded, as a guide rather than a precise count.
For facts about the road itself, its length, route and junctions, see about the M60 motorway.
Live example - one current item from today’s traffic news on the M60, refreshed every five minutes. It shows how our news is laid out; the full news is one click away.
Good news - no hold-ups reported on the M60 right now!
Looks like a clear run - have a safe and smooth journey.
Conditions can change, and not every hold-up is reported instantly, so do check back before you travel. Our traffic news updates automatically throughout the day.
See all the latest M60 traffic news
Updated 17:57 (5:57pm) Tue 13 Oct 2026
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