M62 crash J26–J27 eastbound

Live Still reported at 16:01 UK time, since 14:45 (1 h 15 min).

Crash on the M62 eastbound at J26–J27 on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 14:45. Still reported at 16:01 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M62 eastbound · J26–J27

   Collision

   since 14:45 (1 h 15 min) · delay ~7 min · queue 5.3 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom ×3

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Timeline

1. 14:45 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 15:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
3. 15:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
4. 15:54 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
5. 15:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J26 and J27).
• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 delays J26 westbound · 06:17, cleared after 3 h 35 min
• M62 crash J23–J22 westbound · yesterday 17:12, cleared after 1 h 41 min
• M62 crash J22–J21 westbound · yesterday 06:51, cleared after 3 h 5 min
• M62 crash J22–J23 eastbound · Tue 07:00, cleared after 1 h 44 min
• M62 crash J29 westbound · Tue 06:50, cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M62 crash J28–J29 eastbound · Mon 23:08, cleared after 1 h 30 min
• M62 crash J25–J24 westbound · Mon 18:31, cleared after 1 h 6 min
• M62 crash J28–J27 westbound · Mon 16:34, cleared after 1 h 41 min
• M62 reported crash J11–J12 eastbound · Mon 08:54, cleared after 41 min
• M62 crash J27–J26 westbound · Sun 20:40, cleared after 1 h 23 min

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