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M53Wallasey to Chester · 19 mi

M53

No accidents reported on the M53 right now. Roadworks and planned closures are on the M53 traffic page.

M53 accidents today

Is there an accident on the M53 today?

No. Nothing unplanned is reported on the M53 right now: no collisions, breakdowns or obstructions in the National Highways feed. Nothing unplanned has been reported and cleared on the M53 since midnight either.

Updated at 07:56 · refreshes every 5 min

All clear

No accidents reported on the M53

Nothing unplanned in the National Highways feed for this road right now. Roadworks and planned closures are listed separately.

Clear
Earlier today

What happened on the M53 today?

Collisions, breakdowns and obstructions reported since midnight and now cleared. We check the National Highways feed every 5 minutes, so a cleared time is accurate to about 5 minutes.

Quiet so far

Nothing reported and cleared on the M53 since midnight

Anything reported and then cleared later today will be listed here with its times.

This page lists unplanned incidents only: collisions, breakdowns and obstructions reported on the M53. For the full picture including roadworks see M53 traffic, and for what’s shut this weekend see M53 closures.

About this road

The M53 at a glance

The M53 runs down the Wirral from the Mersey tunnels to Chester, carrying Liverpool commuters and Ellesmere Port's industrial traffic. The Bidston Moss viaduct and the Cheshire Oaks junctions are its usual slow spots. Live incidents and closures refresh every 5 minutes.

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