M62 crash J22–J23 eastbound

Cleared Cleared at 08:44 on 29 Sept 2026, after 1 h 44 min.

Crash on the M62 eastbound at J22–J23 on Tuesday 29 September 2026, from 07:00. Cleared at 08:44 after 1 h 44 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M62 eastbound · J22–J23

   Collision

   07:00–08:44 (cleared after 1 h 44 min) · delay ~20 min · queue 4.1 mi

   TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 07:00 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 07:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
3. 07:13 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~9)
4. 07:17 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~16)
5. 07:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
6. 07:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 07:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~20 min
8. 07:40 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. 07:40 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
10. 07:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~23 min (reported again)
11. 07:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
12. 07:58 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. 08:03 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. 08:12 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. 08:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
16. 08:44 TomTom no longer reports it
17. 08:44 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

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

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 crash J29 westbound · 06:50, cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M62 crash J28–J29 eastbound · yesterday 23:08, cleared after 1 h 30 min
• M62 crash J25–J24 westbound · yesterday 18:31, cleared after 1 h 6 min
• M62 crash J28–J27 westbound · yesterday 16:34, cleared after 1 h 41 min
• M62 reported crash J11–J12 eastbound · yesterday 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
• M62 crash J10 westbound · Fri 23:49, cleared after 1 h 54 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.