M60 traffic chaos RECAP as vehicle fire leaves lanes closed

NewsGreater Manchester NewsLIVEUpdated 18 mins agoTwo lanes are shut - updates as we get themTraffic queueing on the M60 tonight(Image: National Highways )Tom Burnett Content EditorUpdated 19:44, 02 Sep 2026Two lanes were closed on the M60 tonight (Wednesday, September 2) due to a vehicle fire.The lanes were shut to traffic on the clockwise carriageway between Junction 15 (Swinton Interchange) and Junction 17 (Bury New Road).The lane closures were first reported at around 6.46pm and had reopened by 7.15pm.Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily NewsletterInrix, the traffic data company, said: "M60 clockwise busy but moving due to earlier vehicle fire between J15 M61 J1 (Swinton Interchange) and J17 A56 Bury New Road (Prestwich / Whitefield). Vehicle has no