One horse dead and two others injured in M6 crash
A horse has died and two others are receiving veterinary attention following a four-vehicle crash on the M6.
Police have closed the M6 southbound between junction 5 near Castle Bromwich and junction 4A, where the M6 meets the M42 following the four-vehicle collision between an HGV, two vans and another vehicle at approximately 2.30pm.
A horsebox was also involved in the accident.
An air ambulance has been scrambled to the scene and the motorway is likely to be closed until after 9pm tonight.
Three horses were involved in the collision, one of which was pronounced dead at the scene.
Stay in touch with all the news in the run-up to and throughout the major shows and events during 2026 and beyond with a Horse & Hound subscription. Subscribe today for all you need to know ahead of these major events, plus online reports on the action as it happens from our expert team of reporters and in-depth analysis in our special commemorative magazines. Have a subscription already? Set up your unlimited website access now
Never miss out on the latest happenings in the equestrian world
A self-confessed newshound, farmer’s daughter and journalist of many years' experience, Charlotte worked on regional papers before joining H&H in 2007. A regular rider, she visited Ireland in 2010 to investigate the fate of Irish horses through the recession, to much acclaim, and reported from the FEI General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro in 2011. She left Horse & Hound in March 2013.