M62 crash J22 eastbound

Crash on the M62 eastbound at J22 on Sunday 25 October 2026, from 10:39. Cleared at 14:04 after 3 h 25 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 14:04 on 25 Oct 2026, after 3 h 25 min

Location

M62 eastbound · J22

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~19 min

Sources

TomTom ×9 · Motorway signs ×3

Timeline

1. Sun 10:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Sun 10:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. Sun 10:52 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. Sun 11:02 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Sun 11:06 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. Sun 11:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
7. Sun 11:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
8. Sun 11:15 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~3)
9. Sun 11:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
10. Sun 11:24 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. Sun 11:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
12. Sun 11:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min
13. Sun 11:38 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~5), “Queuing traffic”
14. Sun 11:43 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. Sun 11:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16. Sun 11:52 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
17. Sun 12:12 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
18. Sun 12:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Sun 12:19 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
20. Sun 12:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
21. Sun 12:42 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
22. Sun 12:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
23. Sun 12:56 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
24. Sun 13:04 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
25. Sun 13:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min
26. Sun 13:09 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
27. Sun 13:10 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
28. Sun 13:14 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
29. Sun 13:14 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
30. Sun 13:19 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
31. Sun 13:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
32. Sun 13:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
33. Sun 13:33 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
34. Sun 13:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
35. Sun 14:00 TomTom no longer reports it
36. Sun 14:04 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
37. Sun 14:04 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
38. Sun 14:04 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M62 eastbound within J22).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (6 signs; furthest along: M62 westbound between J22 and J21).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (2 signs; furthest along: M62 eastbound within J22).

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 J22.

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