M62 crash J22–J23 eastbound

Crash on the M62 eastbound at J22–J23 on Monday 19 October 2026, from 09:30. Still reported at 10:56 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Live since 09:30 (1 h 26 min)

Location

M62 eastbound · J22–J23

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~7 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~28 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. 09:30 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 09:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
3. 09:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
4. 09:59 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~14)
5. 10:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
6. 10:13 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
7. 10:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. 10:27 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. 10:31 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
10. 10:40 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. 10:50 TomTom: “Slow traffic”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J22 and J23).
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 westbound between J23 and J22).

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 stopped traffic J12–J11 westbound07:33 · Live
• M62 stopped traffic J7–J607:28 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M62 crash J22–J21 eastboundSat 17:36 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M62 crash J25 eastboundSat 10:21 · cleared after 36 min
• M62 crash J23–J22 westboundFri 17:29 · cleared after 55 min
• M62 reported crash J22 eastboundFri 17:04 · cleared after 50 min
• M62 stopped traffic J27Fri 15:43 · cleared after 55 min
• M62 stopped traffic J11–J12 eastboundFri 12:22 · cleared after 7 h 2 min
• M62 crash J26–J27 eastboundFri 10:47 · cleared after 10 h 38 min
• M62 crash J11–J12 eastboundFri 08:18 · cleared after 2 h 58 min

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