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M56 Severe Active

M56 - Collision

7h ago North West England 8 views

Incident Details

The M56 in Greater Manchester is now closed westbound between J1 (M60) and J5 Airport Interchange (Manchester Airport Terminals 1 & 2) and eastbound from J5 to J2 Sharston Interchange (Wythenshawe, Altrincham A560 (M60)) due to a collision which occurred circa 19:30 yesterday evening.


M56
Severe
Active
23:29, 17 Oct 2026

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· First report

The M56 in Greater Manchester is now closed westbound between J1 (M60) and J5 Airport Interchange (Manchester Airport Terminals 1 & 2) and eastbound from J5 to J2 Sharston Interchange (Wythenshawe, Altrincham A560 (M60)) due to a collision which occurred circa 19:30 yesterday evening.


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