M62 crash J26–J25 westbound
Crash on the M62 westbound at J26–J25 on Thursday 15 October 2026, from 20:56. Cleared at 22:37 after 1 h 41 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Cleared 22:37 on 15 Oct 2026, after 1 h 41 min
- Location
- M62 westbound · J26–J25
- Reported as
- Collision
- Sources
- TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs
Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
- TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~9)
- TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~14)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
- TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Heavy traffic”, delay ~1 min
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Heavy traffic”, delay ~1 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Stationary traffic
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (9 signs; furthest along: M62 westbound between J26 and J25).
- Heavy rain, Heavy traffic
- Queuing traffic
Other recent incidents on the M62
- M62 crash J21–J22 eastbound
- M62 crash J23–J22 westbound
- M62 crash J24–J25 eastbound
- M62 crash J27–J26 westbound
- M62 stopped traffic J19–J20
- M62 stopped traffic J10–J11 eastbound
- M62 reported crash J8–J9 eastbound
- M62 closed J12–J11 westbound
- M62 crash J20–J21 eastbound
- M62 delays J26
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