M62 crash J11–J12 eastbound
Crash on the M62 eastbound at J11–J12 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 08:18. Still reported at 10:16 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.
- Status
- Live since 08:18 (1 h 58 min)
- Location
- M62 eastbound · J11–J12
- Reported as
- Collision
- Lanes
- 2 of 5 lanes closed
- Delay
- ~8 min
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~44 min
- Sources
- TomTom · Motorway signs ×2 · National Highways ×2
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
- National Highways: 3 of 5 lanes closed
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~30 min
- National Highways: 3 of 5 lanes closed
- TomTom: delay now ~44 min (was ~30)
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~21)
- TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~13), “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- National Highways: 2 of 5 lanes closed (was 3)
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
Source reports
- Queuing traffic
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J11 and J12).
- M62 eastbound between J11 and J12
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 westbound between J12 and J11).
Other recent incidents on the M62
- M62 closed J25–J26 eastbound
- M62 crash J26–J25 westbound
- M62 crash J21–J22 eastbound
- M62 crash J23–J22 westbound
- M62 crash J24–J25 eastbound
- M62 crash J27–J26 westbound
- M62 crash J26–J25 westbound
- M62 stopped traffic J19–J20
- M62 stopped traffic J10–J11 eastbound
- M62 reported crash J8–J9 eastbound
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.