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A Volkswagen involved in a fatal collision on Leicestershire’s M1[1] may have been involved in another crash prior to the incident, police enquiries have suggested. The crash prompted the full closure of the M1 for several hours at the weekend.
The fat…
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They were spotted during Operation Tramline which involved officers driving “HGV tractor units” to look directly into lorry cabs and on to offending motorists.
The operation was carried out on the A47 and A11 from March 1 to March 8 with a total of 132…
Lorry drivers face losing their cargo to criminal gangs in lay-bys and on-the-move heists, an MP has said, in her call for a freight crime crackdown.Rachel Taylor said thieves who steal from the back of lorries, leaving with high-value hauls, often bel…
Two drivers watching YouTube videos and another applying makeup were among dozens of people stopped by police during a five-day operation.Norfolk Police made three arrests and recorded 137 offences in the first week of March on the A47 and the A11.A HG…
Motorists are facing severe delays on the M3 following a crash between a lorry and a car. The incident is causing 60-minute queues between junction 3 (Lightwater/Bagshot[1]) and junction 2 for the M25[2].
All traffic was temporarily[3] held on the M3 M…
A man has been killed in an accident which resulted in the M1 in Leicestershire being closed for a number of hours on Sunday.
Police said they received a call at 04:40 GMT on Sunday about a collision on the southbound carriageway near to junction 22, w…
Driver dies after collision
Leicestershire Police have finally issued an update, confirming that a driver has died.
The statement said: Detectives are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision on the M1 motorway.
Police received …
A man has been killed in an accident which resulted in the M1 in Leicestershire being closed for a number of hours on Sunday.Police said they received a call at 04:40 GMT on Sunday about a collision on the southbound carriageway near to junction 22, wh…
A man has died following a collision involving a VW Golf and a lorry on the M1 this morning (March 16). Leicestershire Police[1] and East Midlands Ambulance Service[2] were called to the road, close to J22 at Markfield[3], at 4.40am this morning.
The c…