M42 reported crash J4A southbound

Cleared Cleared at 13:08 on 9 Oct 2026, after 1 h 12 min.

Reported crash on the M42 southbound at J4A on Friday 9 October 2026, from 11:55. Cleared at 13:08 after 1 h 12 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

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   M42 southbound · J4A

   Collision

   11:55–13:08 (cleared after 1 h 12 min)

   Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 11:55 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
2. 13:08 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
3. 13:08 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

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

Other recent incidents on the M42

• M42 crash J2–J3 northbound · yesterday 19:07, cleared after 50 min
• M42 stopped traffic J8–J9 northbound · yesterday 12:42, cleared after 1 h 13 min
• M42 crash J8–J9 northbound · yesterday 07:05, cleared after 11 h 50 min
• M42 crash J2–J1 southbound · Tue 23:26, cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M42 crash J2 southbound · Tue 15:41, cleared after 2 h 5 min
• M42 delays J5–J4 · Tue 15:19, cleared after 3 h 13 min
• M42 reported crash J7A–J7 southbound · 30 Sept 2026 20:19, cleared after 188 h 7 min
• M42 crash J10–J11 · 30 Sept 2026 16:45, cleared after 1 h 32 min
• M42 reported crash J10–J11 northbound · 30 Sept 2026 16:39, cleared after 39 min
• M42 crash J2–J3 northbound · 30 Sept 2026 10:36, cleared after 41 min

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