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22 September 2024 4:23pm
A driver fled Britain after killing a cyclist in a hit-and-run and moved to Pakistan where he got married, fathered two children and worked as a taxi driver.Harrowi…
Road safety campaigners have called on the city council[1] to ‘take ownership’ of the ‘crisis’ on our city’s roads following two major crashes in Birmingham[2] yesterday. Police are probing the two incidents in Birmingham – one of which we now know was…
A pedestrian died after he was hit by a lorry in Birmingham.The man was found in a critical condition and an off-duty doctor was trying to help him when paramedics arrived but he died at the scene, said West Midlands Ambulance Service.The crash happene…
A motorcyclist involved in a serious crash on a major Birmingham[1] route has died. The male rider, in his 20s, was left in critical condition after a crash with a car on the A45 Coventry Road in Small Heath[2] just after 5pm yesterday (Wednesday Septe…
Dhiya Al Maamoury, 56, held his head in his hands at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Monday as the families of victims Liberty Charris, 16, and 19-year-old Ben Corfield, both from Dudley, passed by the dock after he changed his pleas.
Al Maamoury, from So…
Thanks to some fettling by Lotus Carlton specialist Agamemnon, the reborn 40 RA is now in excellent shape.
The engine starts with a gruff snarl at our rendez-vous, just south of Birmingham.
It’s almost 30 years to the day since the original 40 RA was f…
Motorists could be slapped with a £1,000 fine and six points on their licence if they’re nabbed by new AI cameras for using their mobile phones while driving. The cutting-edge devices are designed to catch drivers who are on their phones or not wearing…
From the the drink-driver who left a baby permanently brain damaged to the gang who smuggled drugs in pallets of chicken, these are the latest criminals from Birmingham[1] and beyond to be sent to jail. This is our August 2024 roundup of lawbreakers se…
Police are investigating after a pedestrian was badly injured in a hit-and-run crash in Washwood Heath. The man suffered ‘potentially life-threatening’ injuries as he was left for dead outside a pub[1] on Wednesday afternoon.
Emergency services closed …
There are many reasons councils and governments bring in new motoring rules, from improving safety to generating funds.
The last two decades have seen a transition to low emission legislation and the introduction of so called ‘smart’ infrastructure.
M…