M62 crash J23–J22 westbound

Crash on the M62 westbound at J23–J22 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 09:57. Cleared at 19:02 after 9 h 6 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:02 on 26 Oct 2026, after 9 h 6 min

Location

M62 westbound · J23–J22

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~188 min

Sources

TomTom ×13 · Motorway signs ×5

Timeline

1. Mon 09:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. Mon 10:15 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Mon 10:15 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Mon 10:19 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
5. Mon 10:24 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
6. Mon 10:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Mon 10:42 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. Mon 10:47 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Mon 10:47 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. Mon 10:52 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
11. Mon 10:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
12. Mon 11:01 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Mon 11:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
14. Mon 11:14 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”, delay ~2 min (reported again)
15. Mon 11:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
16. Mon 11:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. Mon 11:56 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
18. Mon 12:00 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
19. Mon 12:23 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
20. Mon 12:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. Mon 12:41 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~20)
22. Mon 12:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
23. Mon 12:55 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
24. Mon 13:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
25. Mon 13:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~21 min
26. Mon 13:09 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
27. Mon 13:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
28. Mon 13:24 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
29. Mon 13:32 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
30. Mon 13:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
31. Mon 14:02 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
32. Mon 14:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
33. Mon 14:04 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
34. Mon 14:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
35. Mon 14:45 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
36. Mon 14:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~17 min
37. Mon 14:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
38. Mon 14:59 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
39. Mon 15:04 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~14)
40. Mon 15:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min
41. Mon 15:04 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~13)
42. Mon 15:22 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
43. Mon 15:31 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
44. Mon 15:36 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
45. Mon 15:40 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
46. Mon 16:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
47. Mon 16:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
48. Mon 16:08 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~5)
49. Mon 16:08 TomTom no longer reports it
50. Mon 16:08 All clear: no source reports it any more
51. Mon 16:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
52. Mon 16:31 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~11), “Stationary traffic”
53. Mon 16:31 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
54. Mon 16:33 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
55. Mon 16:40 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~20)
56. Mon 16:44 TomTom: delay now ~36 min (was ~26)
57. Mon 16:47 Motorway signs: “M62 J23-J22 COLLISION”
58. Mon 16:49 TomTom: delay now ~51 min (was ~36)
59. Mon 16:53 TomTom: delay now ~68 min (was ~51)
60. Mon 16:58 TomTom: road closed
61. Mon 17:03 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~130 min (was ~83), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
62. Mon 17:03 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
63. Mon 17:03 Motorway signs: “M62 J23-J22 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
64. Mon 17:53 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
65. Mon 18:03 Motorway signs no longer show “M62 J23-J22 COLLISION”
66. Mon 18:03 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
67. Mon 18:03 Motorway signs no longer show “M62 J23-J22 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION”
68. Mon 18:39 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~29), “Queuing traffic”
69. Mon 18:53 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
70. Mon 19:02 TomTom no longer reports it
71. Mon 19:02 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J24 and J25).
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (3 signs; furthest along: M62 westbound between J23 and J22).
• Closed
• Overhead signs read “M62 J23-J22 COLLISION” (4 signs; e.g. M62 westbound between J26 and J25). Marker placed near M62 J23–J22 using the signs there, so it is approximate.
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 westbound between J23 and J22).
• Overhead signs read “M62 J23-J22 LANES CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION” (2 signs; e.g. M62 westbound between J29 and J28). Marker placed near M62 J23–J22 using the signs there, so it is approximate.

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 closed J27 eastboundyesterday 23:39 · cleared after 3 h 48 min
• M62 closed J27–J28 eastboundyesterday 23:22 · Live
• M62 stopped traffic J31 eastboundyesterday 16:40 · cleared after 1 h 37 min
• M62 crash J32A–J33 eastboundyesterday 15:21 · cleared after 1 h 30 min
• M62 stopped traffic J22–J21yesterday 09:57 · cleared after 37 min
• M62 crash J21 westboundyesterday 08:18 · cleared after 2 h 7 min
• M62 crash J24–J25 eastboundyesterday 06:59 · cleared after 2 h 50 min
• M62 crash J28–J27 eastboundSun 17:37 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M62 reported crash J10 eastboundSat 04:58 · cleared after 38 min
• M62 crash J10 westboundSat 04:58 · cleared after 4 h 9 min

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

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