M62 crash J21–J20 westbound

Crash on the M62 westbound at J21–J20 on Thursday 29 October 2026, from 06:40. Cleared at 07:28 after 48 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 07:28 on 29 Oct 2026, after 48 min

Location

M62 westbound · J21–J20

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~29 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom

Timeline

1. Thu 06:40 Motorway signs: “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW”
2. Thu 06:51 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
3. Thu 06:57 Motorway signs no longer show “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW”
4. Thu 06:57 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~29 min
5. Thu 07:23 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
6. Thu 07:24 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
7. Thu 07:28 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Thu 07:28 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW” (4 signs; furthest along: M62 westbound between J21 and J20).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 westbound within J21).
• Stationary traffic

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 J21 and M62 J20.

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