Transport and Logistics Network
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Drivers are being warned to expect hour-long delays after a HGV crash on the M42[1] in Warwickshire[2]. It happened earlier today (December 16).
Work is underway to recover a HGV and a Mercedes which overturned at around 6am. Delays are taking an hour,…
Emergency services were called to the M4 this afternoon after a driver crashed off the motorway after colliding with a lorry.
Thames Valley Police warned people to expect congestion following a crash on the westbound carriageway between junction 8/9 (…
A driver who hit a woman while undertaking traffic on a motorway hard shoulder, leaving her with life-changing injuries, has been jailed.
Luke Coleman, of Downswood, near Maidstone[1], was behind the wheel of his white BMW on the M1 in Hertfordshire, w…
A drink driver (pictured) has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after causing a collision that left a motorcyclist with life-changing injuries, including the loss of his leg.
Jamie Duxbury (33) was intoxicated and driving at excessive spe…
A LORRY has crashed off a major Scottish motorway and onto a busy railway line.
Shocking photos from the scene show the HGV blocking the train tracks near Gretna.
It’s understood that the vehicle has gone down the embankment off the M74.
And there is currently a huge police presence at the scene.
The crash has caused travel chaos this morning, with the railway line between Dumfries[1] and Carlisle closed and a number of train services cancelled.
Services between Glasgow[2] Central and Carlisle via Dumfries have also been axed.
“All stations between Dumfries and Carlisle will not be served.
“Disruption is expected until the end of the day.”
ScotRail[3] also wrote on X: “Due to checking reports of an obstruction on the line between Dumfries and Carlisle all lines are closed.
Shocking moment car crashes and flips after speeding down busy street
“Train services between Dumfries and Carlisle may be cancelled, delayed or revised.
“Train services between Glasgow Central and Carlisle via Dumfries may be cancelled, delayed or revised.”
British Transport Police have been approached for comment.
Operation Tramline saw the police HGV take to the M4 from December 3 to December 6 to catch drivers breaking the law.
One driver, who was initially stopped on the M4 when police saw him not holding the steering wheel properly, could now lose his licenc…
Officers from the Thames Valley Police Roads Policing unit confirmed in the evening of Monday, December 9 that they situated themselves near an unmarked lorry provided by National Highways[1] at a service station to see if anyone was breaking any laws …