M42 crash J4–J5

Crash on the M42 at J4–J5 on Wednesday 11 November 2026, from 04:39. Cleared at 04:58 after 19 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 04:58 on 11 Nov 2026, after 19 min

Location

M42 J4–J5

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~28 min

Sources

TomTom

Timeline

1. 04:39 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident, Lane closed”, delay ~11 min
2. 04:44 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 04:44 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 04:49 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident, Lane closed”, delay ~28 min (reported again)
5. 04:58 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Incident, Lane closed

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Live traffic and past incidents at M42 J4 and M42 J5.

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