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M5 shuts near Birmingham as as police vehicle crashes injuring officers
Three officers were injured in a single-vehicle collision involving a West Midlands Police car on the M5, causing a two-hour closure and traffic diversions, officials said.
- On Friday, February 6, 2026 the M5 southbound was closed after a West Midlands Police car crashed, injuring three people.
- Between junction 3 and junction 4 in Frankley, the collision happened at about 09:00 GMT today, February 6, and all traffic stopped at around 09:05.
- West Midlands Ambulance Service said it sent three ambulances, two paramedic officers, and a MERIT trauma doctor with a critical care paramedic to the scene, where crews found three patients with injuries not believed to be serious before taking them to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
- The carriageway was shut for more than two hours with trapped cars turned around, drivers diverted via the A456 and A491 before rejoining at junction 4, and National Highways reported the motorway had reopened after 11am.
- Inrix posted that the M5 southbound was closed with long delays from J3 to J4, with all traffic stopped at 09:05, as West Mercia Police said 'Around 9am this morning we received a report of a collision involving one vehicle on the M5 Southbound, near Frankley' and inquiries are ongoing.
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