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4 hours agoJonny HumphriesNorth WestLancashire PoliceA HGV driver who killed a father-of-two while “heavily distracted” by pornography on his phone has been jailed for 10 years. Neil Platt was scrolling through pictures of naked women on the social med…
Neil Platt, 43, crashed into father-of-two Daniel Aitchison’s car, killing him instantly
19:34, 19 Sep 2025
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Neil Platt was driving his HGV from Dumfries in Scotland to Liverpool.
An HGV driver has been jailed after he was caught scrolli…
Neil Platt, 43, was looking at porn on his mobile phone while driving an HGV on the M58 in Skelmersdale before crashing into a car belonging to Danny Aitchison, who was tragically killed
20:13, 19 Sep 2025Updated 20:21, 19 Sep 2025
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Neil Platt was described as a “multi-tonne accident waiting to happen”
Cheryl Mullin and Kim Pilling
19:11, 19 Sep 2025Updated 19:18, 19 Sep 2025
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Neil Platt’s lorry smashed into Danny Aitchison car at 54mph, after Platt had been distrac…
There is now disquiet over a lack of firm action over improvements to the A75 and the A77 after years of what the South West Scotland Transport[1] Alliance (SWSTA) describes as “chronic underinvestment”.
It comes as concerns grow that a lack of good tr…
1 hour agoGoogleA 55-year-old biker has died two days after a crash with a car on the A76 in Dumfries and Galloway.The accident involving a a Yamaha FZ1 Fazer motorbike and a black Vauxhall Antara happened near Mennock at about 18:50 on Monday.The bike…
By GLEN KEOGH[1] and SABRINA MILLER[2] Published: 22:14, 28 June 2025 | Updated: 02:53, 29 June 2025
On the day Home Secretary Yvette Cooper[3] told Parliament she intended to ban the militant campaign group Palestine[4] Action under…
The road was closed for around eight hours for an investigation (Joe Giddens/PA)
An eight-year-old girl is in hospital with serious injuries after she was struck by a car.
The emergency services were called to the A747 Glenluce to Glasserton road, ne…
2 hours agoJames BellPolice are trying to trace the driver of a red van following a serious crash on the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway.The accident happened at about 11:20 near Skyreburn and involved a white Peugeot Partner van and a red Suzuki Ignis.Of…
2 hours agoPolice ScotlandAn 18-year-old pedestrian who died in hospital eight days after being hit by a van in Dumfries and Galloway has been named by police.David Bark was hit by a white Ford Transit van on the A75 near Carsluith at about 22:15 on Fr…