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M42 Severe Cleared

M42 | West Midlands | Carriageway Closure | Expect Delays

9 Jul 2026, 05:41 West Midlands 67 views

Incident Details

The M42 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J3A (M40) and J4 (Solihull) due to a collision, resulting in a substantial fuel spillage across the road

M42
Severe
Cleared
05:41, 9 Jul 2026
10:10, 9 Jul 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

The M42 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J3A (M40) and J4 (Solihull) due to a collision, resulting in a substantial fuel spillage across the road

· Update

The M42 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J3A (M40) and J4 (Solihull) due to a collision, resulting in a substantial fuel spillage across the road

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33 minutes. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M42 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J3A (M40) and J4 (Solihull) due to a collision, resulting in a substantial fuel spillage across the road

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 8m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M42 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J3A (M40) and J4 (Solihull) due to a collision, resulting in a substantial fuel spillage across the road

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 43m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M42 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J3A (M40) and J4 (Solihull) due to a collision, resulting in a substantial fuel spillage across the road

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 18m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M42 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J3A (M40) and J4 (Solihull) due to a collision, resulting in a substantial fuel spillage across the road

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 53m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M42 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J3A (M40) and J4 (Solihull) due to a collision, resulting in a substantial fuel spillage across the road

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 33m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M42 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J3A (M40) and J4 (Solihull) due to a collision, resulting in a substantial fuel spillage across the road

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 8m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M42 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J3A (M40) and J4 (Solihull) due to a collision, resulting in a substantial fuel spillage across the road

· Update

✅ Incident cleared — M42 reopened at 10:10 on 9 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 4h 28m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

· Final update

The M42 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J3A (M40) and J4 (Solihull) due to a collision, resulting in a substantial fuel spillage across the road

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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