M62 crash J12–J11 westbound

Crash on the M62 westbound at J12–J11 on Thursday 24 September 2026, from 08:56. Cleared at 01:25 after 448 h 29 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 01:25 on 13 Oct 2026, after 448 h 29 min

Location

M62 westbound · J12–J11

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

1 of 4 lanes closed

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs · National Highways ×2

Timeline

1. Thu 08:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Thu 09:05 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Thu 09:05 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Thu 09:25 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
5. Thu 09:25 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
6. Thu 09:25 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
7. Thu 09:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
8. Thu 10:06 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Thu 11:05 National Highways: lane closure lifted
10. Thu 11:05 All clear: no source reports it any more
11. Thu 11:33 National Highways: lane closure lifted
12. Thu 11:35 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
13. Thu 11:35 All clear: no source reports it any more
14. Tue 00:25 Motorway signs: “COLLISION” (reported again)
15. Tue 01:25 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
16. Tue 01:25 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M62 westbound between J12 and J11).
• Queuing traffic
• M62 westbound between J12 and J11

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 stopped traffic J27–J26 westboundyesterday 15:14 · cleared after 3 h 21 min
• M62 stopped traffic J25–J26yesterday 06:55 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M62 crash J27–J26 westboundMon 18:17 · cleared after 33 min
• M62 stopped traffic J18 westboundMon 17:36 · cleared after 2 h 59 min
• M62 stopped traffic J25–J26Mon 07:00 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M62 crash J12–J11 westboundSun 14:51 · cleared after 2 h 41 min
• M62 crash J11–J12 eastboundSun 14:50 · cleared after 4 h 8 min
• M62 reported crash J12–J11 westboundSun 14:49 · cleared after 38 min
• M62 crash J27–J26 westboundSun 14:11 · cleared after 1 h 15 min
• M62 crash J22 eastboundSat 18:37 · cleared after 2 h 13 min

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

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