M42 reported crash J4A northbound

Reported crash on the M42 northbound at J4A on Sunday 18 October 2026, from 16:19. Still reported at 18:16 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 16:19 (1 h 57 min)

Location

M42 northbound · J4A

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 16:19 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 17:18 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
3. 17:36 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (5 signs; furthest along: link road from M5 J4A northbound to M42 northbound).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: link road from M5 J4A northbound to M42 northbound).

Other recent incidents on the M42

• M42 delays J2–J3Fri 15:53 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
• M42 crash J10 northboundFri 15:48 · cleared after 4 h 7 min
• M42 reported crash J3A northboundFri 08:11 · cleared after 39 min
• M42 crash J4A southboundThu 23:58 · cleared after 50 min
• M42 delays J6Thu 13:59 · cleared after 4 h 46 min
• M42 stopped traffic J7A–J8Wed 07:30 · cleared after 3 h 36 min
• M42 crash J3A northboundWed 07:27 · cleared after 2 h 26 min
• M42 delays J3A–J3Tue 07:54 · cleared after 1 h 32 min
• M42 delays J9 northboundTue 07:27 · cleared after 3 h
• M42 stopped traffic J11–J10Tue 06:41 · 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.