M62 crash J23–J22 westbound

Crash on the M62 westbound at J23–J22 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 17:29. Cleared at 18:24 after 55 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:24 on 16 Oct 2026, after 55 min

Location

M62 westbound · J23–J22

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~38 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 17:29 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 17:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~16 min
3. 17:37 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~16)
4. 18:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~15 min
5. 18:23 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 18:24 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
7. 18:24 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (7 signs; furthest along: M62 westbound between J23 and J22).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (7 signs; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J22 and J23).

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 reported crash J22 eastbound17:04 · cleared after 50 min
• M62 stopped traffic J2715:43 · cleared after 55 min
• M62 stopped traffic J11–J12 eastbound12:22 · cleared after 7 h 2 min
• M62 crash J26–J27 eastbound10:47 · Live
• M62 crash J11–J12 eastbound08:18 · cleared after 2 h 58 min
• M62 closed J25–J26 eastbound06:07 · cleared after 2 h 58 min
• M62 crash J26–J25 westbound02:34 · cleared after 2 h 15 min
• M62 crash J21–J22 eastboundyesterday 22:07 · cleared after 1 h 11 min
• M62 crash J23–J22 westboundyesterday 21:37 · cleared after 1 h 40 min
• M62 crash J24–J25 eastboundyesterday 21:21 · cleared after 56 min

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