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A caravan overturned on the M42 in Worcestershire, blocking two of three northbound lanes between junctions J1 and J2. Queues stretch 4 miles with delays exceeding 45 minutes. Recovery expected by 18:15–18:30.
A caravan overturned on the M42 motorway in Worcestershire, UK. Two of three northbound lanes are closed between junctions J1 (Bromsgrove) and J2 (Redditch). Drivers are facing delays of up to 45 minutes and a 4-mile queue. Recovery vehicles have been called to the scene. Normal traffic is expected to resume by 18:15–18:30 on 19 May.
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A caravan overturned on the M42 northbound in Worcestershire between junctions J1 (Bromsgrove) and J2 (Redditch). Two of three lanes are closed. Drive...
A caravan overturned on the M42 northbound in Worcestershire between junctions J1 (Bromsgrove) and J2 (Redditch). Two of three lanes are closed. Drivers face delays of up to 45 minutes and four miles of congestion. Recovery teams have been called.
An overturned caravan has led to heavy traffic on the M42 northbound between Bromsgrove and Redditch. Two of three lanes are closed between Junction 1...
An overturned caravan has led to heavy traffic on the M42 northbound between Bromsgrove and Redditch. Two of three lanes are closed between Junction 1 and Junction 2, with vehicle recovery being arranged. Delays exceed 45 minutes, with congestion stretching four miles. Normal traffic is expected to resume between 6:15pm and 6:30pm.
An overturned caravan has closed two of three lanes on the M42 northbound between Junction 1 Bromsgrove and Junction 2 Redditch. Delays exceed 45 minu...
An overturned caravan has closed two of three lanes on the M42 northbound between Junction 1 Bromsgrove and Junction 2 Redditch. Delays exceed 45 minutes with four miles of congestion. Vehicle recovery is being arranged. Normal traffic is expected between 18:15 and 18:30 on May 19.
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