M62 stopped traffic J22–J21 westbound

Stopped traffic on the M62 westbound at J22–J21 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 07:16. Cleared at 10:01 after 2 h 45 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 10:01 on 26 Oct 2026, after 2 h 45 min

Location

M62 westbound · J22–J21

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~24 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom

Timeline

1. Mon 07:16 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
2. Mon 08:01 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
3. Mon 08:01 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Mon 08:13 Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
5. Mon 08:30 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Stationary traffic, Vehicle fire”, delay ~8 min
6. Mon 08:34 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~8)
7. Mon 08:39 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~14)
8. Mon 09:15 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~19)
9. Mon 09:16 Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
10. Mon 09:20 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Vehicle fire”
11. Mon 09:29 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Vehicle fire”
12. Mon 09:34 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Vehicle fire”
13. Mon 09:38 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”
14. Mon 09:43 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Mon 10:01 Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
16. Mon 10:01 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (7 signs; furthest along: M62 westbound between J22 and J21).
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J21 and J22).
• Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J21 and J22).

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 J22 and M62 J21.

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