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There are long delays on the M42 and the motorway remains closed northbound due to a police incident. The incident is at J5 for the A41 Warwick Road for Solihull town centre and Knowle. Initially the ...

A police-led incident has prompted the closure of part of the M42 in the Solihull area this morning. Officers shut the carriageways in both directions between J4 for Shirley and J5 for Solihull. It ...

Part of the M42 has closed this morning due to a police-led traffic incident, causing massive, hour-long delays both ways on the major motorway. Police have shut the carriageways in both directions ...

A man has been arrested amid M42 travel chaos as the motorway reopened after six-hours. Officers shut the carriageways in both directions between J4 for Shirley and J5 for Solihull. This was due to ...

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