Motorway near Birmingham Airport to stay closed for several hours due to police incident

The M42 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J5A (Birmingham Airport, NEC, A4545 ) and J6 (Bickenhill Interchange) due to a collision.

West Midlands Police, fire service and ambulance service are in attendance.

West Midlands Police remain on scene to carry out a Police Collision investigation which is expected to take several further hours.

Once this has been completed vehicle recovery and debris clearance will need to be undertaken.

The latest update was released at 5:20am on Thursday.

National Highways Traffic Officers are on scene assisting with traffic management. All traffic caught up within the closure has been released via the rear of the queue.

Delays are likely on approach to the closure and diversion routes.

Diversion Route

• Exit the M42 northbound at Junction 5 and take the first exit onto the A41 northbound.
• Continue northbound on the A41 until you reach the second set of traffic lights, at the A41/B4102 signalised junction. Turn right onto Yew Tree Lane and continue northbound.
• Continue along Yew Tree Lane until you reach the Yew Tree Lane/Damson Parkway roundabout. Take the third exit onto Damson Parkway.
• Continue along Damson Parkway and, at the next roundabout, take the first exit towards the Damson Parkway/A45 signalised junction.
• At the traffic lights, turn right onto Damson Parkway. At the next signalised junction, turn right onto the A45 Coventry Road eastbound.
• Continue eastbound along the A45 Coventry Road until you reach the M42 Junction 6 roundabout.
• At the M42 J6 roundabout, take the second exit to rejoin the M42 northbound.

Alternatively, road users may wish to consider exiting at J5a and using the A4545 to continue their journey on to the A45/Birmingham Airport.

Allow extra journey time. Plan ahead, you may wish to re-route or even delay your journey.