Major disruption as motorway closes after police find body in road
- Major disruption occurred this morning, April 3, on the M5 due to two incidents.
- A body discovered on the carriageway and a separate collision involving a motorcyclist caused the disruption.
- West Midlands Police located the body between J3 for Quinton and J2 for Oldbury around 10:00 am.
- Police stated they were at the scene of two incidents and the motorway is closed near Oldbury/Quinton.
- The M5 is closed in both directions, and diversions are in place, with closures expected for some time.
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Drivers endure hour long delays after body found on motorway and separate crash
Traffic has been held up on the M5 after the body was discovered and a separate car crash (Picture: Highways England) A stretch of the M5 has closed after a body was found on the motorway in the West Midlands. The busy motorway has closed in two places after the discovery of a body and an unrelated crash further north on the M5 outside Birmingham. Emergency services were alerted after the grim discovery between junction J3 at Quinton and J2 (Old…
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