M62 crash J26–J25 westbound

Cleared Cleared at 17:26 on 8 Oct 2026, after 51 min.

Crash on the M62 westbound at J26–J25 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 16:35. Cleared at 17:26 after 51 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M62 westbound · J26–J25

   Collision

   16:35–17:26 (cleared after 51 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 2.5 mi

   Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom

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Timeline

1. 16:35 Motorway signs: “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD[HCA0]”
2. 16:49 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
3. 17:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
4. 17:14 TomTom no longer reports it
5. 17:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
6. 17:23 TomTom no longer reports it
7. 17:26 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
8. 17:26 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD[HCA0]”
9. 17:26 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (8 signs; furthest along: M62 westbound within J25).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION ON SLIP ROAD[HCA0]” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 westbound between J26 and J25).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 crash J23–J22 westbound · 15:04, cleared after 1 h 22 min
• 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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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.