M62 crash J22–J21 westbound

Cleared Cleared at 18:22 on 27 Sept 2026, after 1 h 28 min.

Crash on the M62 westbound at J22–J21 on Sunday 27 September 2026, from 16:55. Cleared at 18:22 after 1 h 28 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M62 westbound · J22–J21

   Collision

   16:55–18:22 (cleared after 1 h 28 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 2.8 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom

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Timeline

1. 16:55 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 17:23 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~10 min
3. 17:27 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~10)
4. 18:02 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
5. 18:04 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~13), “Queuing traffic, Accident”
6. 18:18 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
7. 18:22 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 18:22 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M62 westbound between J22 and J21).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 crash J10 westbound · Fri 23:49, cleared after 1 h 54 min
• M62 reported crash J22 eastbound · Fri 17:29, cleared after 43 min
• M62 reported crash J12 westbound · Fri 17:22, cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M62 crash J23–J22 westbound · Fri 13:56, cleared after 1 h 15 min
• M62 closed J26 · Fri 00:02, cleared after 30 min
• M62 crash J25–J24 westbound · Thu 09:55, cleared after 1 h 40 min
• M62 crash J12–J11 westbound · Thu 08:56, cleared after 2 h 38 min
• M62 crash J36–J35 westbound · Thu 02:23, cleared after 3 h 39 min
• M62 reported crash J31 eastbound · Wed 20:58, cleared after 51 min
• M62 crash J20–J19 westbound · Wed 10:18, cleared after 37 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.