Delays of 60 minutes and seven-mile queues built up on the M60 on Wednesday, November 12, 2026, after a lorry crossed from one carriageway to the other and caused a fuel spill and barrier damage.
The incident blocked the motorway in both directions at junction 15 for the M61 Swinton Interchange, closing both carriageways. Emergency services responded to the scene, while National Highways reported damaged barriers alongside the fuel spill.
“The #M60 is blocked in both directions at J15 #M61 due to a collision where a lorry has crossed from one carriageway to the other, resulting in significant barrier damage and fuel spill,” National Highways said in a post on X.
Update 1: #M60 J13-15 Clockwise, J15-14 Anticlockwise near #Worsley Road is closed due to a collision where a lorry has crossed from one carriageway to the other, resulting in significant barrier damage and fuel spill. Emergency services are on scene. Long delays in the area. pic.twitter.com/XwUxF78jb7
Earlier in the morning at around 7:30 am, traffic was initially held on the anticlockwise side of the motorway at junction 15. Greater Manchester Police attended that initial collision, which generated 30-minute delays and five miles of congestion.
Did You Know? The M60 includes junctions like the Swinton Interchange, where incidents and crashes have impacted regional traffic flow.
The #M60 is blocked in both directions at J15 #M61 due to a collision where a lorry has crossed from one carriageway to the other, resulting in significant barrier damage and fuel spill. Emergency services are on scene. Delays of 60 mins and 7 miles of congestion on approach. pic.twitter.com/NBzDWhG7gG
— Post by @HighwaysNWEST on X National Highways
The disruption extended between junction 13 for Worsley and junction 15 for the Swinton Interchange. According to reporting by the Daily Star, a spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said that no injuries had been reported in the incident involving the heavy goods vehicle.
Daily Star said that congestion backed up as far as junction nine for Trafford Park. Drivers faced severe delays across both the clockwise and anticlockwise sides of the route as emergency response crews worked on the cleanup.
The lorry collision blocked the M60 in both directions at junction 15 for the M61 Swinton Interchange, with the chaos extending between junction 13 for Worsley and junction 15.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said that no injuries were reported in the incident involving the heavy goods vehicle.
National Highways reported delays of around 60 minutes and seven-mile queues on the approach to junction 15.