M62 crash J23–J22 westbound

Crash on the M62 westbound at J23–J22 on Saturday 24 October 2026, from 13:52. Cleared at 17:11 after 3 h 19 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 17:11 on 24 Oct 2026, after 3 h 19 min

Location

M62 westbound · J23–J22

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. Sat 13:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. Sat 13:55 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
3. Sat 13:57 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~5)
4. Sat 14:00 Motorway signs: “M62 J23-J22 COLLISION”
5. Sat 14:01 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~19 min (was ~13), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
6. Sat 14:06 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~19)
7. Sat 14:11 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~8)
8. Sat 14:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
9. Sat 14:38 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”
10. Sat 14:39 Motorway signs no longer show “M62 J23-J22 COLLISION”
11. Sat 14:39 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
12. Sat 16:20 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Heavy traffic”, delay ~1 min
13. Sat 16:25 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. Sat 16:39 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. Sat 16:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
16. Sat 16:52 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
17. Sat 16:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. Sat 16:57 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~13)
19. Sat 17:02 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
20. Sat 17:02 TomTom: delay now ~47 min (was ~22)
21. Sat 17:11 TomTom no longer reports it
22. Sat 17:11 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “M62 J23-J22 COLLISION” (2 signs; e.g. M62 westbound between J23 and J22). 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).
• Heavy rain, Heavy traffic

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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