M62 crash J23–J22 westbound

Crash on the M62 westbound at J23–J22 on Friday 25 September 2026, from 13:56. Cleared at 17:56 after 316 h. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 17:56 on 8 Oct 2026, after 316 h

Location

M62 westbound · J23–J22

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~5 min

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. Fri 13:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Fri 14:09 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. Fri 14:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
4. Fri 14:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
5. Fri 14:44 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Fri 14:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
7. Fri 15:02 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Fri 15:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
9. Fri 15:10 TomTom no longer reports it
10. Fri 15:11 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
11. Fri 15:11 All clear: no source reports it any more
12. Wed 17:18 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION” (reported again)
13. Wed 17:48 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
14. Wed 17:48 All clear: no source reports it any more
15. Thu 15:26 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION” (reported again)
16. Thu 15:56 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
17. Thu 15:56 All clear: no source reports it any more
18. Thu 16:56 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION” (reported again)
19. Thu 17:26 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
20. Thu 17:56 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
21. Thu 17:56 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 stopped traffic J27–J26 westboundyesterday 15:14 · cleared after 3 h 21 min
• M62 stopped traffic J25–J26yesterday 06:55 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M62 crash J27–J26 westboundMon 18:17 · cleared after 33 min
• M62 stopped traffic J18 westboundMon 17:36 · cleared after 2 h 59 min
• M62 stopped traffic J25–J26Mon 07:00 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M62 crash J12–J11 westboundSun 14:51 · cleared after 2 h 41 min
• M62 crash J11–J12 eastboundSun 14:50 · cleared after 4 h 8 min
• M62 reported crash J12–J11 westboundSun 14:49 · cleared after 38 min
• M62 crash J27–J26 westboundSun 14:11 · cleared after 1 h 15 min
• M62 crash J22 eastboundSat 18:37 · cleared after 2 h 13 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M62 J23 and M62 J22.

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