M42 crash

Crash on the M42 on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 14:09. Still reported at 14:34 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 14:09 (25 min)

Location

M42

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 14:09 Motorway signs: “M42 CLOSED M5 TO J2 DUE TO COLLISION”

Source reports

• Signs on the M5 northbound read “M42 CLOSED M5 TO J2 DUE TO COLLISION” (1 sign; e.g. M5 northbound between J6 and J5). The marker shows where the signs are, not the M42 itself.

Other recent incidents on the M42

• M42 crash J4A northbound12:47 · Live
• M42 stopped traffic J5–J4yesterday 07:42 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
• M42 stopped traffic J10–J11 northboundyesterday 06:38 · cleared after 3 h 7 min
• M42 crash J4–J5yesterday 04:39 · cleared after 19 min
• M42 crash J5–J6 northboundMon 15:20 · cleared after 2 h 45 min
• M42 stopped traffic J10–J9 southboundMon 06:33 · cleared after 3 h 8 min
• M42 reported crash J3A–J3 southboundFri 17:58 · cleared after 47 min
• M42 stopped traffic J10–J9 southbound5 Nov 2026 15:56 · cleared after 1 h 5 min
• M42 reported crash J10 northbound4 Nov 2026 17:07 · cleared after 56 min
• M42 reported crash J10–J11 northbound4 Nov 2026 15:08 · cleared after 55 min

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.