Two hospitalized after police car involved in M60 crash near Prestwich, causing brief closure.

On January 4, 2026, at approximately 7 p.m., a three-vehicle collision on the M60 motorway near Prestwich, Greater Manchester, resulted in the hospitalization of two individuals. Due to the collision, which involved a police vehicle, the clockwise carriageway between Junctions 16 and 17 was temporarily closed, causing major delays and diversions. Police and firefighters were among the emergency services that arrived, treated the injured on the spot, and then took them to the hospital. By 8:10 p.m., the motorway had reopened. The cause of the collision and the identities of those involved have not been made public by the police.