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A stretch of the M5 in Somerset has reopened, 16 hours after a tanker and car crashed.
The M5 was closed southbound between junction 22 Burnham-on-Sea and junction 23 Bridgwater North after the crash during the early hours of this morning (Tuesday, May…
A 21-year-old woman has admitted killing a “kind, loving and caring” pedestrian after “grossly” losing control of her car at speed.
Rosie Hanson was delivering a takeaway in a VW Golf when she struck 27-year-old Ryan Phillips in Marine Parade, Sheernes…
National Highways says on its website: “The M5 in Somerset is closed southbound between J22 Edithmead Interchange (Highbridge, Burnham-on-Sea A38) and J23 Dunball Interchange (Bridgwater A38; Glastonbury, Wells A39) due to a serious collision involving…
An exhausted driver has only just escaped the M5 in Somerset after its closure[1] left him trapped in his car for hours without food or drink.The fed-up motorist is among many who hit a wall of traffic after a tanker and a car crashed this morning (Tue…
A section of the M5 has been closed after a fuel tanker jackknifed, causing a significant diesel spillage.The southbound carriageway has been shut between junction 22 for Burnham-on-Sea and junction 23 for Bridgwater in Somerset after the crash at abou…
Huge M5 delays after motorway closure:
There are 90 minute delays on the M5 in Somerset after a serious crash involving a tanker and a car[1] this morning (May 5).
As a result of the crash, the motorway is currently shut southbound at Junction 22 (Bur…
Officers are appealing for information following a crash on the A75 Gretna to Stranraer Road, near Annan on Sunday, 3 May, 2026.
The crash took place around 11.10pm, when a grey BMW one series was involved in a collision with a stationary white MAN lo…
A 43-year-old man has died after being hit by a car in Dumfries.The pedestrian was struck by a silver Ford Fiesta on the A75, between the roundabout at Lockerbie Road and the roundabout for the A701, at about 03:00.The car then crashed into a silver lo…
Abbey Ridgway, 26, of Tanhouse, Skelmersdale, in Lancashire, was charged with causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving following a crash between a Hyundai i10 and a Scania Tipper HGV on the A4 at Corsham on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
The two ve…
Police were called to reports that a lorry had left the road and crashed into a ditch
08:10, 02 May 2026Updated 08:16, 02 May 2026
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Stock image: Police were called following a report that a lorry had left the road(Image: Newcastle Chronicle)…