M62 crash J12–J11 westbound
Crash on the M62 westbound at J12–J11 on Tuesday 20 October 2026, from 16:39. Cleared at 17:32 after 54 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.
- Status
- Cleared 17:32 on 20 Oct 2026, after 54 min
- Location
- M62 westbound · J12–J11
- Reported as
- Collision
- Lanes
- 1 of 4 lanes closed
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic
- Sources
- TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs · National Highways ×2
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~14)
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~17 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Stationary traffic
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M62 westbound between J12 and J11).
- M62 westbound between J12 and J11
- Slow traffic
Other recent incidents on the M62
- M62 reported crash J25–J26 eastbound
- M62 stopped traffic J27–J26 westbound
- M62 stopped traffic J21–J22
- M62 stopped traffic J11–J12 eastbound
- M62 stopped traffic J24
- M62 crash J22–J23 eastbound
- M62 stopped traffic J12–J11 westbound
- M62 stopped traffic J7–J6
- M62 crash J22–J21 eastbound
- M62 crash J25 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.