M62 crash J23–J22 westbound

Cleared Cleared at 16:26 on 8 Oct 2026, after 1 h 22 min.

Crash on the M62 westbound at J23–J22 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 15:04. Cleared at 16:26 after 1 h 22 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M62 westbound · J23–J22

   Collision

   15:04–16:26 (cleared after 1 h 22 min) · delay ~6 min · queue 4.7 mi

   TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 15:04 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 15:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. 15:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
4. 15:38 TomTom no longer reports it
5. 15:38 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. 16:26 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
7. 16:26 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 westbound between J23 and J22).

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 crash J26–J25 westbound · 16:35, still reported
• M62 crash J27–J28 eastbound · 14:52, still reported
• M62 crash J21 · 07:55, cleared after 46 min
• M62 crash J11–J12 eastbound · 07:37, cleared after 2 h 18 min
• M62 crash J22–J23 eastbound · yesterday 19:01, cleared after 2 h 50 min
• M62 crash J23–J22 westbound · yesterday 13:00, cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M62 crash J21–J22 eastbound · Tue 07:49, cleared after 13 h 12 min
• M62 crash J18–J19 eastbound · Tue 05:25, cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M62 reported crash J19 eastbound · Tue 05:21, cleared after 36 min
• M62 crash J23–J22 westbound · Mon 17:12, cleared after 1 h 12 min

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