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M56 J3 at 04:43 on Wednesday 14 October: nothing reported at this junction — live National Highways updates every few minutes.
Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.
Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Altrincham, Sale, Wilmslow, Stockport.
Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 968 collisions are on record, 16 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.
Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the M56 itself, within 2 miles of J3. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.
📊 Full collision analysis for M56 J3 → 2 of 14 junctions on the M56 · see where it ranks nationallyM56 J3 is at Wythenshawe & Gatley. National Highways signs it as Wythenshawe. The nearest town is Altrincham.
No — as of 04:43 National Highways list nothing at M56 J3. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.
No closure is listed at M56 J3 as of 04:43.
Police STATS19 records show 74 collisions on the M56 within 2 miles of J3, including 1 fatal and 13 serious. Counting every road in the area, 968 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 102 of 554 UK junctions we hold collision records for.
Live incidents, roadworks and delays for the whole M56, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.
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