M602 crash J2–J1 westbound
Cleared Cleared at 20:00 on 13 Oct 2026, after 245 h 51 min.
Crash on the M602 westbound at J2–J1 on Saturday 3 October 2026, from 14:09. Cleared at 20:00 after 245 h 51 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.
M602 westbound · J2–J1
Collision
Sat 14:09–20:00 (cleared after 245 h 51 min)
Motorway signs ×3
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (reported again)
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (reported again)
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (5 signs; furthest along: M602 westbound between J2 and J1).
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (1 sign; furthest along: M602 westbound within J1).
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M602 westbound between J2 and J1).
Other recent incidents on the M602
- M602 reported crash J3–J2 westbound
- M602 crash J2–J1 westbound
- M602 reported crash J1–J2 eastbound
- M602 closed J2
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