M62 crash J10 eastbound

Crash on the M62 eastbound at J10 on Wednesday 4 November 2026, from 07:13. Cleared at 09:02 after 1 h 50 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 09:02 on 4 Nov 2026, after 1 h 50 min

Location

M62 eastbound · J10

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~33 min

Sources

TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 07:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. 07:20 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF VEHICLE FIRE”
3. 07:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
4. 07:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
5. 07:26 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~7)
6. 07:26 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
7. 07:35 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~15)
8. 07:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~21 min (reported again)
9. 07:38 Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE LANE CLOSURE”
10. 07:44 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
11. 08:01 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF VEHICLE FIRE”
12. 08:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~25 min
13. 08:21 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. 08:31 Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE LANE CLOSURE”
15. 08:35 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
16. 08:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~19 min (reported again)
17. 08:53 TomTom no longer reports it
18. 08:53 All clear: no source reports it any more
19. 08:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
20. 09:02 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF VEHICLE FIRE” (5 signs; furthest along: M62 eastbound within J10 after M6 J21A northbound access).
• Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE LANE CLOSURE” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J10 and J11).

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 crash J25–J26 eastbound05:40 · cleared after 3 h 18 min
• M62 crash J19 westboundyesterday 09:45 · cleared after 40 min
• M62 stopped traffic J11–J12yesterday 07:34 · cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M62 stopped traffic J28–J27 westboundyesterday 07:11 · cleared after 3 h 15 min
• M62 delays J26yesterday 06:57 · cleared after 1 h 54 min
• M62 closed J27 eastboundMon 23:39 · cleared after 3 h 48 min
• M62 closed J27–J28 eastboundMon 23:22 · cleared after 5 h 51 min
• M62 stopped traffic J31 eastboundMon 16:40 · cleared after 1 h 37 min
• M62 crash J32A–J33 eastboundMon 15:21 · cleared after 1 h 30 min
• M62 stopped traffic J22–J21Mon 09:57 · cleared after 37 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M62 J10.

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