30 hours ago · Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
M62 closed LIVE: Motorway shut for hours after 'serious collision'
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. Manchester Evening News is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. The first report grouped here was at 11 Oct 2026, 03:14 UTC. 5 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “M62 closed LIVE: Motorway shut for hours after 'serious collision'”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Greater Manchester Police and National Highways Traffic Officers are on scene and there is said to be a large amount of debris across the road that will take hours to clear
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Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Manchester Evening News
M62 closed LIVE: Motorway shut for hours after 'serious collision'
- Picked up by Manchester Evening News
M62 closed LIVE: Motorway shut for hours after 'serious collision' with traffic delays
- Picked up by Manchester Evening News
M62 closed LIVE: Miles of traffic queues after motorway shut for hours in 'serious collision'
- Picked up by Manchester Evening News
M62 closed: Motorway shuts for 10 hours in 'serious collision'
- Picked up by Manchester Evening News
M62 closed: Motorway shuts for 10 hours as woman seriously hurt in 'serious crash'
Reported by 1 outlet
- Manchester Evening News
- Manchester Evening NewsM62 closed: Motorway shuts for 10 hours as woman seriously hurt in 'serious crash'