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Officers were called to the motorway at around lunchtime, responding to a concern for welfare.
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: “We were called to reports of a concern for welfare on the M61[1] (Friday 8 May 2026).
“Sadly, a man died at …
Peel’s plan would see a 9.16 hectare parcel of land directly south of the M61, next to the Watergate Lane roundabout and Logistics North be turned into ’employment space’ – essentially office space.
Peel submitted the plans on Wednesday April 1 through…
Emergency[1] services were called to the incident on the M61 northbound at around 8.30am on Friday, February 20.
Both sides of the motorway were closed between junctions two and four for several hours.
Police[2] confirmed that the collision involved tw…
The M61 was shut both ways following a serious crash. The motorway was closed off in both directions following a crash on the M61 northbound at junction four, near Farnworth, this morning (February 20).
It follows a crash involving two cars and a lorry…
The rush-hour crash shut the M61 in both directions just before 6pm, near Farnworth.
Two people were taken to hospital with multiple injuries following a five-vehicle collision on the M61 motorway on Wednesday evening (January 7).
A spokesperson for Gr…
Drivers heading southbound on the M61 between J4 and J5 near Farnworth faced heavy congestion and severe delays.[1]
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) would confirm that they had responded to a concern for welfare incident at around 1pm.
A spokesperson sa…
Officers were called to reports of a collision between three cars and a motorbike on the clockwise carriageway of the M60, between junctions 15, M61, and 16, Kearsley, at around 6.15pm on Sunday (October 12).
In an update on Monday morning (October 13)…
The incident took place on the M61 southbound between J4 Farnworth and J5 Westhoughton at just before 6.45am today.
Police were called to the crash, which involved three vehicles, before traffic on the motorway was held to allow the vehicles to be move…
Emergency services were called at around 8.15pm last night (August 1) to reports of a crash on the M60.
The incident took place on the clockwise carriage between junctions 18 and 19, and police have confirmed no other vehicles were involved.
Tragically…
The incident took place this afternoon, July 12, on the M60 anticlockwise between J25 Bredbury and J24 Denton.
The Bolton News understands that the motorbike rider who was involved in the crash has been taken to hospital with serious injuries, and tha…