 Chris Benn was left 'in agony' after a lock from a lorry shattered the windscreen and just missed his head

M42 driver cheats death as huge metal missile spears into camper van

The bridge, between junctions 7 (M6 junction 4) and 6 (Birmingham Airport), was hit twice in just one week by lorries. 

Parts of the M42 to be closed this weekend as bridge is demolished

The girl, now aged 10, has been left unable to walk or talk and will need a carer for the rest of her life, police said.

Fire crews and National Highways reopened the M42 Southbound early this morning after a lorry fire yesterday afternoon.

Work on the new M42 link road near Solihull is nearly at it's half-way point as part of a huge multi-million pound upgrade. 

Work on the new M42 link road near Solihull is nearly at its half-way point as part of a huge multi-million pound upgrade. 

Whilst ambulance staff dealt with a minor crash on one side of the M42, another more serious one happened on the northbound carriageway.