M62 crash J23–J22 westbound

Crash on the M62 westbound at J23–J22 on Friday 6 November 2026, from 17:22. Cleared at 19:46 after 2 h 24 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 19:46 on 6 Nov 2026, after 2 h 24 min

Location

M62 westbound · J23–J22

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~18 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. 17:22 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 18:15 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. 18:15 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 18:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
5. 18:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
6. 18:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 18:34 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~8), “Stationary traffic”
8. 18:43 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 18:52 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
10. 19:10 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. 19:15 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 19:15 All clear: no source reports it any more
13. 19:46 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
14. 19:46 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (5 signs; furthest along: M62 westbound between J23 and J22).
• 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 crash J23–J22 westbound17:48 · cleared after 57 min
• M62 stopped traffic J24–J25 eastbound16:43 · cleared after 1 h 37 min
• M62 crash J22–J21 westboundWed 19:24 · cleared after 1 h 40 min
• M62 crash J32–J32A eastboundWed 16:54 · cleared after 1 h 13 min
• M62 crash J28–J27 westboundWed 14:50 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M62 reported crash J19 eastboundWed 10:25 · cleared after 37 min
• M62 crash J10 eastboundWed 07:13 · cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M62 crash J25–J26 eastboundWed 05:40 · cleared after 3 h 18 min
• M62 crash J19 westboundTue 09:45 · cleared after 40 min
• M62 stopped traffic J11–J12Tue 07:34 · cleared after 1 h 27 min

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

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