M62 crash J11–J12 eastbound

Crash on the M62 eastbound at J11–J12 on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 07:40. Cleared at 14:22 after 6 h 42 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 14:22 on 12 Nov 2026, after 6 h 42 min

Location

M62 eastbound · J11–J12

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~36 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×3 · National Highways ×2

Timeline

1. 07:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
2. 07:52 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
3. 08:40 TomTom: delay now ~34 min (was ~24)
4. 08:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~27 min
5. 09:01 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
6. 09:01 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
7. 09:48 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
8. 10:06 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 10:15 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
10. 10:33 National Highways: lane closure lifted
11. 10:34 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
12. 10:57 TomTom no longer reports it
13. 12:05 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
14. 12:52 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
15. 14:22 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
16. 14:22 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J11 and J12).
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M62 westbound between J12 and J11).
• M62 westbound between J12 and J11
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J11 and J12).

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 stopped traffic J19 westbound07:04 · cleared after 3 h 48 min
• M62 stopped traffic J2606:59 · cleared after 2 h 3 min
• M62 reported crash J22–J23 eastbound06:52 · cleared after 59 min
• M62 crash J32A–J33 eastboundyesterday 16:50 · cleared after 2 h
• M62 stopped traffic J26 eastboundyesterday 16:45 · cleared after 4 h 3 min
• M62 crash J25–J26 eastboundyesterday 11:45 · cleared after 6 h 9 min
• M62 stopped traffic J26–J27 eastboundyesterday 06:46 · cleared after 3 h 7 min
• M62 stopped traffic J27–J26 westboundTue 15:14 · cleared after 3 h 21 min
• M62 stopped traffic J25–J26Tue 06:55 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M62 crash J27–J26 westboundMon 18:17 · cleared after 33 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M62 J11 and M62 J12.

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