M62 crash J29 eastbound

Cleared Cleared at 17:45 on 9 Oct 2026, after 1 h 45 min.

Crash on the M62 eastbound at J29 on Friday 9 October 2026, from 16:00. Cleared at 17:45 after 1 h 45 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M62 eastbound · J29

   Collision

   16:00–17:45 (cleared after 1 h 45 min) · delay ~7 min · queue 5.4 mi

   TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 16:00 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 16:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
3. 16:13 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~6)
4. 16:22 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. 16:27 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 16:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
7. 16:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
8. 16:39 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
9. 17:45 TomTom no longer reports it
10. 17:45 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (8 signs; furthest along: M62 eastbound within J29 after M1 J42 southbound exit).

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 crash J23–J22 eastbound · 05:00, cleared after 3 h 24 min
• M62 crash J22–J23 eastbound · yesterday 21:45, cleared after 1 h 12 min
• M62 crash J30–J29 westbound · yesterday 18:43, cleared after 1 h 20 min
• M62 crash J26–J25 westbound · yesterday 16:35, cleared after 51 min
• M62 crash J23–J22 westbound · yesterday 15:04, cleared after 17 h 47 min
• M62 crash J27–J28 eastbound · yesterday 14:52, cleared after 3 h 58 min
• M62 crash J21 · yesterday 07:55, cleared after 46 min
• M62 crash J11–J12 eastbound · yesterday 07:37, cleared after 2 h 18 min
• M62 crash J22–J23 eastbound · Wed 19:01, cleared after 2 h 50 min
• M62 crash J23–J22 westbound · Wed 13:00, cleared after 1 h 27 min

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