M62 stopped traffic J26–J27 eastbound

Stopped traffic on the M62 eastbound at J26–J27 on Wednesday 11 November 2026, from 06:46. Still reported at 08:56 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 06:46 (2 h 10 min)

Location

M62 eastbound · J26–J27

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Delay

~35 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~55 min

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 06:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. 07:05 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~6), “Queuing traffic”
3. 07:17 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
4. 07:18 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~16)
5. 07:23 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. 07:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
7. 07:44 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
8. 07:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
9. 07:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 08:13 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~10), “Stationary traffic”
11. 08:22 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~19), “Queuing traffic”
12. 08:36 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~12), “Stationary traffic”
13. 08:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~52 min (reported again)
14. 08:40 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. 08:44 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
16. 08:45 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
17. 08:50 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~18)

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J26 and J27).
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J26 and J27).

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 stopped traffic J27–J26 westboundyesterday 15:14 · cleared after 3 h 21 min
• M62 stopped traffic J25–J26yesterday 06:55 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M62 crash J27–J26 westboundMon 18:17 · cleared after 33 min
• M62 stopped traffic J18 westboundMon 17:36 · cleared after 2 h 59 min
• M62 stopped traffic J25–J26Mon 07:00 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M62 crash J12–J11 westboundSun 14:51 · cleared after 2 h 41 min
• M62 crash J11–J12 eastboundSun 14:50 · cleared after 4 h 8 min
• M62 reported crash J12–J11 westboundSun 14:49 · cleared after 38 min
• M62 crash J27–J26 westboundSun 14:11 · cleared after 1 h 15 min
• M62 crash J22 eastboundSat 18:37 · cleared after 2 h 13 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M62 J26 and M62 J27.

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