Transport and Logistics Network
Over the past month, the force said it has moved to focusing its use of road safety vans on specific hotspot areas, as identified via crash data compiled over a number of years.
This past month, three hotspot areas have been identified and focused upon…
Police warned drivers earlier this morning to avoid the A66 east of Kirkby Thore after a vehicle fire has closed the road in both directions.
But at around 10.50am a police spokesman said: “One lane will reopen to ease congestion.
“The vehicle will sti…
Two drivers were caught doing over 130mph on the A66 in Eden in the last month.
The drivers were clocked at speeds of 134mph and 133mph in the last month as part of a crackdown on accident blackspots by police and partner agencies.
Seven other motori…
Gayles Quarry, near Gayles. Photo: Mick Garratt.
A cloud of uncertainty is surrounding a controversial proposal to reopen a Victorian quarry off a remote unclassified lane to extract 225,000 tonnes of block sandstone over 15 years.
Community leaders s…
During the past four years, police have identified seven fatal collisions across a 20-mile section and flagged up one particular patch between Kirkby Thore and Crackenthorpe which remains a major concern.
A common cause is deemed to be driver error wit…
A dad who was “worshipped” by his family died after trying to overtake a lorry on the A66 in Cumbria[1].
Laurie Flood from Leeds was driving his Honda CRV on the “fast, busy road” between Kirkby Thore and Crackenthorpe in the early hours of Sunday, Feb…
North Yorkshire Police warning to avoid area
North Yorkshire Police have posted:
Vehicle fire at Scotch Corner – please avoid the area
We’re at the scene of a lorry on fire at the A1/A66 roundabout, Scotch Corner. We’re working with Fire & Rescue Servi…
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (NYFRS) confirmed they had received a report of a lorry which had caught fire at Scotch Corner roundabout on the A1(M) at around 8:30am today (April 5).
They said it is not believed the fire was a result of a col…
Photo: Cameron Sharp.
A HGV has caught fire at Scotch Corner on the roundabout.
Photos and videos on social media show the vehicle well alight with flames coming from the cab.
Eye witnesses say the driver managed to get out of the vehicle unharmed.
Na…
A TRUCKER who crashed his lorry on the A66 in Cumbria as he transported a cargo of cannabis worth £630,000 has been jailed for four years and two months.Valerijus Petrusevas, 41, claimed he knew nothing about the drugs found in his lorry’s traile…