M62 crash J23–J22 westbound
Cleared Cleared at 14:18 on 7 Oct 2026, after 165 h 6 min.
Crash on the M62 westbound at J23–J22 on Wednesday 30 September 2026, from 17:12. Cleared at 14:18 after 165 h 6 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
M62 westbound · J23–J22
Collision
Wed 17:12–Wed 14:18 (cleared after 165 h 6 min) · delay ~5 min · queue 5.1 mi
TomTom · Motorway signs
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Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~24 min
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~24)
- TomTom: delay now ~54 min (was ~40)
- TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~74 min (was ~54), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~107 min (was ~74), “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~69 min (was ~107), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~19), “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~10), “Slow traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (reported again)
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (reported again)
- Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 westbound between J23 and J22).
Other recent incidents on the M62
- M62 reported crash J31 westbound
- M62 closed J34–J35 eastbound
- M62 closed J32 eastbound
- M62 crash J25–J24 westbound
- M62 crash J25 eastbound
- M62 crash J29 eastbound
- M62 stopped traffic J25–J24
- M62 crash J23–J22 eastbound
- M62 crash J22–J23 eastbound
- M62 crash J30–J29 westbound
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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.