M62 stopped traffic J11–J12 eastbound

Stopped traffic on the M62 eastbound at J11–J12 on Tuesday 27 October 2026, from 07:01. Cleared at 14:32 after 7 h 30 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 14:32 on 27 Oct 2026, after 7 h 30 min

Location

M62 eastbound · J11–J12

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Lanes

2 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~36 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs · National Highways ×2

Timeline

1. Tue 07:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
2. Tue 07:24 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~12)
3. Tue 07:38 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
4. Tue 08:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Tue 08:31 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
6. Tue 08:32 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
7. Tue 08:42 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
8. Tue 08:47 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~13 min
9. Tue 08:47 TomTom: delay now ~3 min (was ~19), “Slow traffic”
10. Tue 08:56 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”
11. Tue 09:01 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle”
12. Tue 09:10 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Tue 09:12 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
14. Tue 09:23 National Highways: lane closure lifted
15. Tue 09:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
16. Tue 09:42 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
17. Tue 10:00 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. Tue 10:10 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
19. Tue 10:13 National Highways: lane closure lifted
20. Tue 10:23 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. Tue 10:28 TomTom no longer reports it
22. Tue 14:32 Motorway signs: still reported after more than 6 hours, so treated as out of date
23. Tue 14:32 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J11 and J12).
• M62 eastbound between J11 and J12

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 closed J27 eastboundyesterday 23:39 · cleared after 3 h 48 min
• M62 closed J27–J28 eastboundyesterday 23:22 · Live
• M62 stopped traffic J31 eastboundyesterday 16:40 · cleared after 1 h 37 min
• M62 crash J32A–J33 eastboundyesterday 15:21 · cleared after 1 h 30 min
• M62 stopped traffic J22–J21yesterday 09:57 · cleared after 37 min
• M62 crash J21 westboundyesterday 08:18 · cleared after 2 h 7 min
• M62 crash J24–J25 eastboundyesterday 06:59 · cleared after 2 h 50 min
• M62 crash J28–J27 eastboundSun 17:37 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M62 reported crash J10 eastboundSat 04:58 · cleared after 38 min
• M62 crash J10 westboundSat 04:58 · cleared after 4 h 9 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M62 J11 and M62 J12.

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