Transport and Logistics Network
A controversial planning application to increase HGV movements from Plymouth’s tungsten and tin mine from 50 to 200 per day has been withdrawn. New operator Tungsten West Plc, which is planning to restart production at the Plympton site, has said the d…
An experienced mechanic and recovery worker tragically died after being crushed underneath a broken down HGV he had been preparing to be recovered. Brian Matthews, better known by his middle name John, had gone out in his van to assist a lorry driver w…
A man filmed dancing on top of a moving lorry died after he was struck by an oncoming bridge.
The 25-year-old was knocked off the truck in front of horrified motorists on Eastex Freeway in Houston, Texas, at roughly 11.30am on Thursday, November 10. A …
A ‘slick’ people smuggling ring operating in the Midlands trafficked illegal immigrants into the UK in lorries, a court has heard. The criminal network of gangs arranged for Vietnamese nationals to be concealed in the back of heavy goods vehicles, risk…
A family of refugees fleeing war-torn Ukraine, who are currently living with a host family in England, has welcomed a baby boy. Mum Iryna Tyshchenko gave birth to little Alex on September 20.
The Tyshchenko’s are a family of five. They are part of the …
THREE companies have been given huge six-figure fines after a driver was crushed between a reversing HGV and forklift truck at a warehouse beside Heathrow Airport.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said the employee of Davies Turner Air Cargo Limit…
Police are urging anyone who witnessed a major crash on the A34 yesterday (November 11) to get in touch. A woman in her 60s is in a life-threatening condition in hospital after being struck by a HGV near Newbury.
© Google Maps The A34 near Newbury
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Angry residents have threatened court action against a farm they allege is being used illegally as a marquee storage and distribution centre. Homeowners claim newly-built sheds are blighting a North Wales beauty spot and that lorries are visiting at al…
A woman in her 60s was airlifted to hospital in a “life-threatening condition” after being hit by a HGV on the A34 at Newbury today (Friday).
South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) was called to the scene at 10.55am today and assisted the woman, who wa…
A woman in her 60s has been airlifted to hospital in a life-threatening condition after she was struck by an HGV. The A34 was closed at around 11.35am on Friday (November 11) following the accident.
© Newcastle Chronicle Stock image: The woman in her …