Transport and Logistics Network
The crown and magistrates courts[1] in Leicester regularly deal with dangerous, drunk or careless drivers whose actions have tragic consequences.Below are some of the cases we’ve covered in the past 12 months. From incidents in all parts of the city an…
The family of a man who died after being hit by a lorry following a night out celebrating his birthday says they have been left “devastated”. Police were called to a collision on the A534 Wheelock Bypass, between Wheelock and Crewe[1], shortly after 3a…
Shortly after 3am on Sunday, December 21, police were called to reports of a collision on the A534 Wheelock Bypass between Wheelock and Crewe.
The collision involved a HGV and a pedestrian.
The pedestrian, 45-year-old Peter Cope from Crewe, was sadly p…
Three people who died in a house fire[1] during the early hours of Boxing Day have been pictured for the first time. Fionnghuala Shearman, known to friends as Nu, and her children Eve, seven, and Ohner, four, died in the fire at their home on Brimscomb…
A pedestrian killed after being hit by a lorry had been out celebrating his birthday, say his family.
Peter Cope was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by a truck[1] on the A534 Wheelock Bypass between Wheelock and Crewe. The 45-year-old dad,…
A pedestrian killed in a crash with lorry was celebrating his birthday when tragedy struck. Dad Pete Cope was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by a truck on the A534 Wheelock Bypass between Wheelock and Crewe.The 45-year-old, from Crewe, [1…
A driver has been charged following a HGV crash on a major motorway.The alleged incident happened on the southbound M77 near junction two for Barrhead[1] Road in Glasgow yesterday.Police Scotland[2] said they received a report of a single-vehicle colli…
Luke Moore was accused of hitting the woman whilst driving dangerously in Seaton Sluice, near to the Astley Arms
11:59, 28 Dec 2025
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The Astley Arms pub, Marine View, Seaton Sluice.(Image: Sunday Sun)
A driver allegedly left an elderly pede…
Michael Casey was driving his van home to Crook, County Durham when he veered into the path of a lorry on the A690 near Brancepeth on July 1. The road was closed for hours after the crash[1] at 11.15am.
His Nissan Cabstar suffered “catastrophic” damage…
27 Dec 2025, 22:34 Updated: 5h ago
A heavy snow warning was in place at the time of the crash, as police say icy surfaces could have caused vehicles to skid
27 Dec 2025, 22:34 | Updated: 5h ago
Burnt vehicles are seen after a massive crash in snowy w…