M62 stopped traffic J8 westbound

Cleared Cleared at 12:53 on 5 Oct 2026, after 264 h 18 min.

Stopped traffic on the M62 westbound at J8 on Thursday 24 September 2026, from 12:35. Cleared at 12:53 after 264 h 18 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M62 westbound · J8

   Broken-down vehicle

   Thu 12:35–Mon 12:53 (cleared after 264 h 18 min) · delay ~11 min · queue 2.4 mi

   Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~46 min

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Timeline

1. Thu 12:22 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
2. Thu 13:05 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
3. Thu 13:05 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Mon 10:52 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (reported again)
5. Mon 11:06 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~22 min
6. Mon 11:10 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~22)
7. Mon 11:29 TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~46)
8. Mon 11:38 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Mon 11:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~16 min (reported again)
10. Mon 11:42 TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~16)
11. Mon 11:42 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
12. Mon 11:47 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~23)
13. Mon 11:52 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
14. Mon 12:01 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Mon 12:53 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
16. Mon 12:53 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (3 signs; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J7 and J8).
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (4 signs; furthest along: M62 J8 westbound exit).

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 closed J12–J11 westbound · 11:23, cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M62 crash J20–J21 eastbound · 09:22, cleared after 1 h 12 min
• M62 delays J26 · 06:53, cleared after 2 h 40 min
• M62 closed J35–J36 eastbound · yesterday 17:29, cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M62 closed J32–J32A eastbound · yesterday 16:30, cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M62 closed J34–J35 eastbound · yesterday 15:51, cleared after 2 h 47 min
• M62 crash J29–J28 westbound · yesterday 15:24, cleared after 3 h 4 min
• M62 crash J31 eastbound · yesterday 13:10, cleared after 48 min
• M62 delays J7–J6 · yesterday 07:03, cleared after 2 h 13 min
• M62 delays J26 · yesterday 06:54, cleared after 2 h 22 min

About this page

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.