M62 crash J11–J12 eastbound

Cleared Cleared at 09:54 on 8 Oct 2026, after 2 h 18 min.

Crash on the M62 eastbound at J11–J12 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 07:37. Cleared at 09:54 after 2 h 18 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

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   M62 eastbound · J11–J12

   Collision

   1 lane closed · 07:37–09:54 (cleared after 2 h 18 min) · delay ~8 min · queue 7.3 mi

   TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs ×2 · National Highways ×3

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Timeline

1. 07:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 07:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
3. 08:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
4. 08:09 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 08:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
6. 08:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
7. 08:43 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
8. 08:43 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
9. 08:45 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
10. 08:49 National Highways: 1 of 5 lanes closed
11. 08:49 Motorway signs: “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
12. 08:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. 08:59 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. 09:08 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. 09:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
16. 09:27 TomTom no longer reports it
17. 09:54 Motorway signs no longer show “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
18. 09:54 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
19. 09:54 National Highways: lane closure lifted
20. 09:54 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J10 and J11).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J11 and J12).
• M62 eastbound between J11 and J12
• M62 eastbound between J10 and J11
• M62 eastbound within J11

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 crash J21 · 07:55, cleared after 46 min
• M62 crash J22–J23 eastbound · yesterday 19:01, cleared after 2 h 50 min
• M62 crash J23–J22 westbound · yesterday 13:00, cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M62 crash J21–J22 eastbound · Tue 07:49, cleared after 13 h 12 min
• M62 crash J18–J19 eastbound · Tue 05:25, cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M62 reported crash J19 eastbound · Tue 05:21, cleared after 36 min
• M62 crash J23–J22 westbound · Mon 17:12, cleared after 1 h 12 min
• M62 stopped traffic J24–J25 · Mon 06:54, cleared after 1 h 54 min
• M62 crash J21–J20 westbound · Mon 01:28, cleared after 51 min
• M62 crash J22–J23 eastbound · Sun 09:15, cleared after 82 h 16 min

About this page

This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.