M42 crash J4A southbound

Crash on the M42 southbound at J4A on Monday 26 October 2026, from 17:17. Cleared at 19:04 after 1 h 47 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:04 on 26 Oct 2026, after 1 h 47 min

Location

M42 southbound · J4A

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. Mon 17:17 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. Mon 17:17 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
3. Mon 19:04 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
4. Mon 19:04 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
5. Mon 19:04 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: link road from M42 southbound to M5 J4A southbound).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: link road from M42 southbound to M5 J4A southbound).

Other recent incidents on the M42

• M42 reported crash J7A–J7 southboundyesterday 12:05 · cleared after 45 min
• M42 stopped traffic J10–J11yesterday 06:46 · cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M42 reported crash J10–J11 northboundSun 19:27 · cleared after 49 min
• M42 crash J10–J9 southboundSun 13:27 · cleared after 2 h 47 min
• M42 crash J10–J9 southboundSun 04:33 · cleared after 39 min
• M42 delays J7A–J8Wed 07:40 · cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M42 crash J1027 Oct 2026 16:12 · cleared after 2 h 13 min
• M42 crash J5–J627 Oct 2026 15:12 · cleared after 2 h 4 min
• M42 crash J1 northbound24 Oct 2026 18:27 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M42 crash J10–J9 southbound24 Oct 2026 12:26 · cleared after 2 h 12 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M42 J4A.

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