Overview
- The December 22 collision just past junction 3 involved several lorries and cars and brought the M42 to a standstill around 12:30pm.
- Kimberley Ryder’s Volkswagen Polo was hit on the driver’s side and sent across all lanes into the central reservation.
- Fire crews and paramedics worked for over an hour to cut her free, and doctors say her injuries are non-life-threatening.
- National Highways completed emergency repairs to the central reservation before reopening the motorway after hours of closures and tailbacks.
- Ryder thanks two motorists who stopped to help and urges anyone with dashcam footage to come forward, saying the nearest CCTV did not capture the impact.