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The driver of a HGV, which crashed through a safety barrier on the M6[1] and plummeted over 60 feet onto an embankment below, miraculously walked away with only minor injuries.
The ‘extremely fortunate’ driver, now identified as a 56-year-old man, mana…
To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browserArticle informationAuthor, Stewart WhittinghamRole, BBC News1 October 2024, 08:13 BSTUpdated 44 minutes agoDashcam footage captured the dramatic moment a lorry left a motorway c…
By Cameron Roy[1] Published: 18:53, 1 October 2024 | Updated: 19:08, 1 October 2024
This is the dramatic moment a lorry plunged off the Thelwall viaduct and fell 60ft onto the embankment below.Dashcam footage showed the …
New photos showing the scale of damage caused to the HGV have also been released by Cheshire Police, along with an update on the driver.
Shortly after 6.50pm yesterday, Monday, officers were called to reports of an incident on the M6 northbound at Thel…
A HGV driver whose lorry fell more than 60 feet from a motorway bridge is set to be discharged from hospital with only minor injuries, police[1] have said. Police said it was “remarkable” no one was seriously hurt after the HGV left the northbound carr…
The M6 northbound in Cheshire is fully open again after a serious crash involving an HGV which plunged 60ft off the main carriageway.
The vehicle fell off the motorway in heavy rain near Thelwall Viaduct between junction 20 and 21 at around 6.50pm las…
An investigation has also been launched into the circumstances that led to the major incident, with eyewitnesses urged to come forward.
Shortly after 6.50pm yesterday, Monday, Cheshire Police was called to reports of an incident[1] on the M6 northbound…
A football fan died after he was struck by “a number of vehicles” on the M6 after watching his team play, an inquest heard.Celtic fan John Burns, 22, from Renfrewshire, was killed on the motorway on the outskirts of Carlisle on 14 September.It is belie…
This is the terrifying moment a reckless motorist[1] drives down the hard shoulder to try and get past an accident[2] on the motorway[3].
Police were so horrified by the driver’s irresponsible actions they felt compelled to release the video to the pub…
The ‘fantastic’ work involved in a complex emergency services operation in driving rain and darkness 60ft down a motorway embankment has been praised.
It comes as shocking new images were released showing the true extent of the damage caused to a HGV a…