M62 crash J12–J11 eastbound

Crash on the M62 eastbound at J12–J11 on Thursday 22 October 2026, from 06:49. Still reported at 08:10 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Live since 06:49 (1 h 21 min)

Location

M62 eastbound · J12–J11

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

4 of 5 lanes closed

Delay

~120 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~286 min

Sources

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

Timeline

1. 06:49 Motorway signs: “COLLISION [HCA0]”
2. 06:51 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~16 min
3. 06:56 TomTom: delay now ~35 min (was ~16)
4. 07:00 TomTom: delay now ~58 min (was ~35)
5. 07:05 TomTom: delay now ~80 min (was ~58)
6. 07:09 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
7. 07:10 TomTom: delay now ~106 min (was ~80)
8. 07:12 National Highways: 4 of 5 lanes closed
9. 07:12 National Highways: 2 of 5 lanes closed
10. 07:19 TomTom: delay now ~175 min (was ~130)
11. 07:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~205 min
12. 07:26 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION [HCA0]”
13. 07:46 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
14. 08:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~21 min
15. 08:09 TomTom: delay now ~120 min (was ~234)

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Incident
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION [HCA0]” (4 signs; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J11 and J12).
• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J11 and J12).
• M62 eastbound between J11 and J12
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 delays J23–J22yesterday 14:49 · cleared after 1 h 23 min
• M62 crash J25–J24 westboundyesterday 13:40 · cleared after 4 h 50 min
• M62 delays J26yesterday 06:49 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• M62 stopped traffic J29–J30 eastboundyesterday 05:40 · cleared after 4 h 48 min
• M62 reported crash J25–J26 eastboundTue 17:53 · cleared after 55 min
• M62 crash J12–J11 westboundTue 16:39 · cleared after 54 min
• M62 stopped traffic J27–J26 westboundTue 06:41 · cleared after 6 h 57 min
• M62 stopped traffic J21–J22Tue 05:37 · cleared after 32 min
• M62 stopped traffic J11–J12 eastboundMon 13:57 · cleared after 6 h 55 min
• M62 stopped traffic J24Mon 13:35 · cleared after 3 h 40 min

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