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Police failures may have caused or contributed to the death of a church caretaker who died after being restrained in police custody more than a decade ago, an inquest jury has found.
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By John James[1] Published: 10:57, 21 December 2023 | Updated: 11:22, 21 December 2023
A potato lorry crash forced a busy motorway to close for 12 hours while 22 tonnes of potatoes had to be cleared away by hand.Drivers …
The section of southbound carriageway between J28 (Cullompton) and J29 (Exeter) was closed at 8.10am.
Devon and Cornwall Police soon revealed one person had been injured.
A spokesperson said: “Police were called to reports of a single-vehicle road traf…
The M5 in Devon has finally reopened after a potato lorry overturned. The HGV containing 22 tonnes of the vegetable[1] crashed and was left on its side between Exeter[2] and Cullompton[3] on the southbound side of the motorway.
It happened at around 8a…
The A396 Exeter Road was closed after a lorry crashed into a bridge this evening (December 20). There were delays in both directions near Bickleigh – located four miles south of Tiverton.
According to traffic monitoring site Inrix, the lorry has also h…
An overturned lorry carrying potatoes has forced the partial closure of the M5 in Devon, with all three southbound lanes blocked.
National Highways said the southbound lanes of the motorway were closed between junction 28 at Cullompton and junction 29 …
A lorry that overturned on the M5 near Exeter contained 22 tonnes of potatoes. The motorway has been closed southbound between junctions 28 and 29 since around 8am this morning.
The M5 remained closed as of 4.15pm due to ‘complex recovery’. A diversion…
Pictures show massive traffic queues on the M5 near Exeter today (December 20) following a lorry crash. The southbound side of the motorway is shut between Junction 27 and Junction 29 after the large vehicle overturned and blocked all three lanes.[1]
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Diversion routes are in place on the M5 near Cullompton after a lorry crash shut the carriageway. The southbound side of the motorway is shut between Junction 27 and Junction 29 after the large vehicle overturned and blocked all three lanes.[1]
Emergen…
Emergency services have closed a section of the M5 in Devon after a lorry overturned (Image: Devon and Cornwall Roads Policing Team)Anyone driving home for Christmas in Cornwall via the M5 this morning should expect delays and diversions following the …