M62 crash J11–J12 eastbound

Crash on the M62 eastbound at J11–J12 on Sunday 8 November 2026, from 14:50. Cleared at 18:58 after 4 h 8 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 18:58 on 8 Nov 2026, after 4 h 8 min

Location

M62 eastbound · J11–J12

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

2 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~54 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×4 · TomTom · National Highways ×12

Timeline

1. 14:50 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. 14:53 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
3. 15:00 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~7 min
4. 15:07 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
5. 15:09 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~9)
6. 15:11 National Highways: 1 of 5 lanes closed
7. 15:11 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
8. 15:13 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~14)
9. 15:18 TomTom: delay now ~47 min (was ~24)
10. 15:27 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
11. 15:32 TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~54)
12. 15:48 National Highways: 1 of 5 lanes closed
13. 15:48 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
14. 15:54 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~19)
15. 16:00 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed (was 1)
16. 16:04 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~15)
17. 16:13 TomTom no longer reports it
18. 16:14 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
19. 16:17 TomTom: collision, “Queuing traffic, Accident”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
20. 16:22 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Accident”
21. 16:22 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed (was 2)
22. 16:26 TomTom no longer reports it
23. 16:36 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
24. 16:36 National Highways: 2 of 5 lanes closed
25. 16:45 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
26. 16:59 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~13)
27. 17:21 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Incident”
28. 17:28 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed (was 1)
29. 17:35 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
30. 17:44 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Incident”
31. 17:47 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
32. 17:47 National Highways: 2 of 5 lanes closed
33. 17:49 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
34. 17:53 TomTom no longer reports it
35. 17:58 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
36. 18:21 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
37. 18:26 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed (was 2)
38. 18:26 National Highways: 1 of 5 lanes closed (was 2)
39. 18:28 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
40. 18:32 National Highways: lane closure lifted
41. 18:58 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
42. 18:58 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J11 and J12).
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J11 and J12).
• M62 eastbound between J11 and J12
• M62 eastbound within J11
• M62 eastbound between J10 and J11
• M62 westbound between J12 and J11
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J10 and J11).

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 crash J12–J11 westbound14:51 · cleared after 2 h 41 min
• M62 reported crash J12–J11 westbound14:49 · cleared after 38 min
• M62 crash J27–J26 westbound14:11 · cleared after 1 h 15 min
• M62 crash J22 eastboundyesterday 18:37 · cleared after 2 h 13 min
• M62 stopped traffic J6Fri 21:23 · cleared after 32 min
• M62 stopped traffic J26–J27Fri 20:19 · cleared after 1 h 41 min
• M62 crash J23–J22 westboundFri 17:48 · cleared after 57 min
• M62 crash J23–J22 westboundFri 17:22 · cleared after 2 h 24 min
• M62 stopped traffic J24–J25 eastboundFri 16:43 · cleared after 1 h 37 min
• M62 crash J22–J21 westboundWed 19:24 · cleared after 1 h 40 min

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

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