M62 crash J22–J21 westbound

Live Still reported at 09:03 UK time, since 06:51 (2 h 13 min).

Crash on the M62 westbound at J22–J21 on Wednesday 30 September 2026, from 06:51. Still reported at 09:03 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M62 westbound · J22–J21

   Collision

   since 06:51 (2 h 13 min) · delay ~12 min · queue 8.9 mi

   TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 06:51 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 06:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
3. 07:19 TomTom: delay now ~49 min (was ~23)
4. 07:24 TomTom: delay now ~72 min (was ~49)
5. 07:46 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
6. 07:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
7. 08:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. 08:10 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~42)
9. 08:19 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~24)
10. 08:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
11. 08:47 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~20)
12. 08:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
13. 08:51 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. 08:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
15. 08:56 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~10), “Queuing traffic”
16. 09:01 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
17. 09:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)

What the sources said

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

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 crash J22–J23 eastbound · yesterday 07:00, cleared after 1 h 44 min
• M62 crash J29 westbound · yesterday 06:50, cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M62 crash J28–J29 eastbound · Mon 23:08, cleared after 1 h 30 min
• M62 crash J25–J24 westbound · Mon 18:31, cleared after 1 h 6 min
• M62 crash J28–J27 westbound · Mon 16:34, cleared after 1 h 41 min
• M62 reported crash J11–J12 eastbound · Mon 08:54, cleared after 41 min
• M62 crash J27–J26 westbound · Sun 20:40, cleared after 1 h 23 min
• M62 reported crash J25–J26 eastbound · Sun 20:22, cleared after 41 min
• M62 reported crash J22–J21 westbound · Sun 20:01, cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M62 crash J22–J21 westbound · Sun 16:55, cleared after 1 h 28 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.