M62 crash J20–J21 eastbound

Crash on the M62 eastbound at J20–J21 on Tuesday 27 October 2026, from 02:49. Cleared at 04:59 after 2 h 10 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 04:59 on 27 Oct 2026, after 2 h 10 min

Location

M62 eastbound · J20–J21

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Tue 02:49 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Tue 04:59 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. Tue 04:59 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J20 and J21).

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 closed J27 eastboundyesterday 23:39 · cleared after 3 h 48 min
• M62 closed J27–J28 eastboundyesterday 23:22 · Live
• M62 stopped traffic J31 eastboundyesterday 16:40 · cleared after 1 h 37 min
• M62 crash J32A–J33 eastboundyesterday 15:21 · cleared after 1 h 30 min
• M62 stopped traffic J22–J21yesterday 09:57 · cleared after 37 min
• M62 crash J21 westboundyesterday 08:18 · cleared after 2 h 7 min
• M62 crash J24–J25 eastboundyesterday 06:59 · cleared after 2 h 50 min
• M62 crash J28–J27 eastboundSun 17:37 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M62 reported crash J10 eastboundSat 04:58 · cleared after 38 min
• M62 crash J10 westboundSat 04:58 · cleared after 4 h 9 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M62 J20 and M62 J21.

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.