M62 crash J27–J26 westbound

Crash on the M62 westbound at J27–J26 on Sunday 27 September 2026, from 20:40. Cleared at 09:37 after 276 h 57 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 09:37 on 9 Oct 2026, after 276 h 57 min

Location

M62 westbound · J27–J26

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~12 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sun 20:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
2. Sun 20:44 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Sun 20:44 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Sun 20:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
5. Sun 21:03 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
6. Sun 21:22 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
7. Sun 21:58 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Sun 22:03 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
9. Sun 22:03 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. Fri 09:07 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION” (reported again)
11. Fri 09:37 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
12. Fri 09:37 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Lane closed
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (7 signs; furthest along: M62 westbound between J27 and J26).

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 crash J11–J12 eastbound07:40 · cleared after 6 h 42 min
• M62 stopped traffic J19 westbound07:04 · cleared after 3 h 48 min
• M62 stopped traffic J2606:59 · cleared after 2 h 3 min
• M62 reported crash J22–J23 eastbound06:52 · cleared after 59 min
• M62 crash J32A–J33 eastboundyesterday 16:50 · cleared after 2 h
• M62 stopped traffic J26 eastboundyesterday 16:45 · cleared after 4 h 3 min
• M62 crash J25–J26 eastboundyesterday 11:45 · cleared after 6 h 9 min
• M62 stopped traffic J26–J27 eastboundyesterday 06:46 · cleared after 3 h 7 min
• M62 stopped traffic J27–J26 westboundTue 15:14 · cleared after 3 h 21 min
• M62 stopped traffic J25–J26Tue 06:55 · cleared after 2 h 22 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M62 J27 and M62 J26.

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