M62 crash J25–J26 eastbound

Crash on the M62 eastbound at J25–J26 on Wednesday 4 November 2026, from 05:40. Cleared at 08:58 after 3 h 18 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 08:58 on 4 Nov 2026, after 3 h 18 min

Location

M62 eastbound · J25–J26

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~20 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom ×4

Timeline

1. Wed 05:40 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. Wed 06:30 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. Wed 06:30 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Wed 06:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
5. Wed 06:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
6. Wed 07:22 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Wed 07:31 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. Wed 07:35 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Wed 07:45 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~19), “Slow traffic”
10. Wed 07:49 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~11)
11. Wed 07:54 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. Wed 08:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~20 min
13. Wed 08:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
14. Wed 08:35 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. Wed 08:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
16. Wed 08:58 TomTom no longer reports it
17. Wed 08:58 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (9 signs; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J25 and J26).
• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 crash J22–J21 westboundWed 19:24 · cleared after 1 h 40 min
• M62 crash J32–J32A eastboundWed 16:54 · cleared after 1 h 13 min
• M62 crash J28–J27 westboundWed 14:50 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M62 reported crash J19 eastboundWed 10:25 · cleared after 37 min
• M62 crash J10 eastboundWed 07:13 · cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M62 crash J19 westboundTue 09:45 · cleared after 40 min
• M62 stopped traffic J11–J12Tue 07:34 · cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M62 stopped traffic J28–J27 westboundTue 07:11 · cleared after 3 h 15 min
• M62 delays J26Tue 06:57 · cleared after 1 h 54 min
• M62 closed J27 eastboundMon 23:39 · cleared after 3 h 48 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M62 J25 and M62 J26.

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