Miles of traffic and 45-minute delays after lorry and car crash on M42 near Birmingham Airport
Two of three lanes were closed on the M42 near Birmingham Airport after a crash involving a lorry and a car.
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The crash took place on the northbound carriageway, between Junction 5 for Solihull and Junction 6 for Birmingham Airport, on Monday afternoon.
National Highways reported the incident at about 2.11pm.
Writing to X, formerly Twitter, the agency warned motorists of the lane closures and said there were 45-minute delays.
It added that there were around five miles of traffic spotted on approach to the collision.
All lanes were open again by 3pm.
A spokeswoman for the West Midlands Ambulance Service said crews were not called to the crash.
