Wednesday 7th October 2026 – 9.15am
One person has died after a collision involving a lorry and a car on the M5 near Halesowen last night.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called at 9.36pm to the Northbound carriageway between junctions 4 and 3 and sent two ambulances, two paramedic officers and a MERIT trauma doctor with critical care paramedic to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman says: “On arrival, crews found the driver of the car but sadly, it quickly became clear the patient could not be saved and so was confirmed dead at the scene.
“The driver of the lorry was not injured.”
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