A CAR overturned on the M5 near Halesowen this morning (Friday) causing major tailbacks.

The car flipped on the motorway slip road at 9.30am and a motorist was taken to hospital.

A motorist was taken to hospital after a car overturned on a motorway slip road (see amazing video gallery above of the horror crash) causing long tailbacks.

The BMW lost control as it joined the carriageway from the island junction at Manor Way in Halesowen.

Tailbacks stretched back until West Bromwich as emergency services worked at the scene.

Congestion has now eased.