M62 crash J27–J26 westbound

Cleared Cleared at 22:03 on 27 Sept 2026, after 1 h 23 min.

Crash on the M62 westbound at J27–J26 on Sunday 27 September 2026, from 20:40. Cleared at 22:03 after 1 h 23 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M62 westbound · J27–J26

   Collision

   20:40–22:03 (cleared after 1 h 23 min) · delay ~9 min · queue 2.4 mi

   TomTom · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 20:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
2. 20:44 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 20:44 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 20:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
5. 21:03 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
6. 21:22 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
7. 21:58 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 22:03 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
9. 22:03 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic, Lane closed
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (8 signs; furthest along: M62 westbound between J27 and J26).

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 reported crash J25–J26 eastbound · 20:22, cleared after 41 min
• M62 reported crash J22–J21 westbound · 20:01, cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M62 crash J22–J21 westbound · 16:55, cleared after 1 h 28 min
• M62 crash J10 westbound · Fri 23:49, cleared after 1 h 54 min
• M62 reported crash J22 eastbound · Fri 17:29, cleared after 43 min
• M62 reported crash J12 westbound · Fri 17:22, cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M62 crash J23–J22 westbound · Fri 13:56, cleared after 1 h 15 min
• M62 closed J26 · Fri 00:02, cleared after 30 min
• M62 crash J25–J24 westbound · Thu 09:55, cleared after 1 h 40 min
• M62 crash J12–J11 westbound · Thu 08:56, cleared after 2 h 38 min

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