M42 Archives - The Redditch Standard

14^th Jul, 2026

M4217 posts

NEWS 9^th Jul, 2026

TRAVEL ALERT - Heavy delays on M42 near Portway and Redditch after lorry crash and fuel spillage

NEWS 23^rd Feb, 2026

'Lives endangered' as objects were thrown at cars from bridge over M42 in Hopwood

NEWS 14^th Jul, 2025

PICTURES AND VIDEO - Man jailed after cocaine worth £1.3million is found in car in Alvechurch

NEWS 20^th Oct, 2024

Motorcyclist suffers life-threatening injuries in M42 crash near Alvechurch

NEWS 22^nd Feb, 2024

Man seriously injured in M42 crash between Bromsgrove and Hopwood

NEWS 26^th Sep, 2023

Police appeal after M42 crash and car fire between Hopwood and Bromsgrove which has left one man critical

NEWS 23^rd Sep, 2023

TRAVEL UPDATE - M42 now fully open between Alvechurch and Bromsgrove after crash

NEWS 31^st Mar, 2023

TRAVEL ALERT - Police dealing with incident on bridge over M42 motorway near Alvechurch

NEWS 3^rd Jun, 2021

TRAVEL ALERT - M42 closed between Hopwood and Portway after car fire

NEWS 23^rd Mar, 2021

Family of RAF serviceman who died after crash on the M42 pay tribute to 'bright and loving' Harvey

NEWS 16^th Feb, 2021

Man taken to hospital after crash on the M42 near Hopwood

NEWS 31^st Jan, 2021

VIDEO - Police stop drunk driver travelling wrong way down the M42 between Hopwood and Lickey End

NEWS 31^st Dec, 2020

Drug-driver arrested near Alvechurch went wrong way around traffic island after exiting M42

NEWS 31^st Aug, 2020

Drug-driver caught and two cars seized on the M42 at Hopwood Services

NEWS 30^th Jul, 2018

UPDATE: M5 motorway now open between Droitwich and M42 junctions following fatal crash

NEWS UPDATE 10^th Jul, 2017

Person dies after crash involving four cars and a lorry on M42 last night

NEWS 4^th Jan, 2016

Car crash on M40 leaves boy trapped and three injured