M62 crash J22–J21 westbound

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.

Status

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

Location

M62 westbound · J22–J21

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~20 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

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

Source reports

• 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 J11–J12 eastbound07:40 · cleared after 6 h 42 min
• M62 stopped traffic J19 westbound07:04 · cleared after 3 h 48 min
• M62 stopped traffic J2606:59 · cleared after 2 h 3 min
• M62 reported crash J22–J23 eastbound06:52 · cleared after 59 min
• M62 crash J32A–J33 eastboundyesterday 16:50 · cleared after 2 h
• M62 stopped traffic J26 eastboundyesterday 16:45 · cleared after 4 h 3 min
• M62 crash J25–J26 eastboundyesterday 11:45 · cleared after 6 h 9 min
• M62 stopped traffic J26–J27 eastboundyesterday 06:46 · cleared after 3 h 7 min
• M62 stopped traffic J27–J26 westboundTue 15:14 · cleared after 3 h 21 min
• M62 stopped traffic J25–J26Tue 06:55 · cleared after 2 h 22 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M62 J22 and M62 J21.

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