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A warning to drivers was issued this morning after the A5 near Hinckley[1] was shut in both directions due to a lorry striking the notorious A5 bridge. Leicestershire Police[2] announced the closure between Hammonds Way roundabout and the roundabout wi…
Bridge was hit 15 times in the year to March 2024
Today’s incident has added to a long list of past bridge strikes. According to National Highways, the A5 railway bridge was hit 15 times in the year to the end of March 2024.
In the five years up to Sep…
A lorry has crashed into a notorious railway bridge in Leicestershire.Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) said crews were called to the bridge over the A5 Watling Street in Hinckley – which was once dubbed the “most bashed” in Britain[1] – at…
The new year is underway but the arguments over the default 20mph limit in Wales will be sure to continue well into 2025. It will be a year of change for the limit with work underway by local authorities to return some roads back to 30mph after a revie…
Freedom of information figures, obtained by the Leader, has shown the highest speeds clocked by speed cameras in Wrexham and Flintshire over the past five years.
The information also shows which roads the speeding offences took place on…
Two crashes on major Midlands motorways caused chaos for travellers driving home for Christmas[1]. The first took place on the M5 southbound between junctions five, for Droitwich, and six, for Worcester, and involved a lorry and a van at around 12.30pm…
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Thousands of people across Northern Ireland, England and Wales were left without power as they braced for the storm’s impact, ITV News’ Rhys Williams reports
A second person has died in Storm Darragh after a tree fell onto his c…
A man has died during Storm Darragh after a tree fell onto his van in Lancashire, as winds reaching more than 90mph have left thousands without power across Wales and the west of England[1].The man, in his 40s, was driving his Citroen vehicle on the A5…
Around 3 million people in Wales [1]and southwest England have been warned by the government to stay indoors with Storm Darragh making landfall on Saturday morning[2].A mass message warned people of a “danger to life” risk as a result of “flying debris…
Around 3 million people in Wales[1] and southwest England have been warned by the government to stay indoors with Storm Darragh making landfall on Saturday morning[2].
A mass message warned people of a “danger to life” risk as a result of “flying debri…