 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 group also rammed a police car in a bid to escape, after stealing more than £80,000 of premium alcohol from a distillery.

Moment escaping thieves drive lorry the wrong way down motorway

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

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.