M62 crash J22–J21 westbound

Crash on the M62 westbound at J22–J21 on Wednesday 4 November 2026, from 19:24. Cleared at 21:04 after 1 h 40 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 21:04 on 4 Nov 2026, after 1 h 40 min

Location

M62 westbound · J22–J21

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~34 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom

Timeline

1. 19:24 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 19:44 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. 20:04 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
4. 20:11 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~23 min
5. 20:16 TomTom: delay now ~34 min (was ~23)
6. 20:20 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~34), “Queuing traffic, Accident”
7. 20:25 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 21:04 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
9. 21:04 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (8 signs; furthest along: M62 westbound between J22 and J21).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (5 signs; furthest along: M62 westbound between J22 and J21).
• Queuing traffic, Accident

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 crash J32–J32A eastbound16:54 · cleared after 1 h 13 min
• M62 crash J28–J27 westbound14:50 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M62 reported crash J19 eastbound10:25 · cleared after 37 min
• M62 crash J10 eastbound07:13 · cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M62 crash J25–J26 eastbound05:40 · cleared after 3 h 18 min
• M62 crash J19 westboundyesterday 09:45 · cleared after 40 min
• M62 stopped traffic J11–J12yesterday 07:34 · cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M62 stopped traffic J28–J27 westboundyesterday 07:11 · cleared after 3 h 15 min
• M62 delays J26yesterday 06:57 · cleared after 1 h 54 min
• M62 closed J27 eastboundMon 23:39 · cleared after 3 h 48 min

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

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