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Motorists took to social media last week after a number of them received speeding tickets between junctions nine and ten near Fareham[1].
Around six people posted in the Hampshire Driver Facebook page within just hours of each other saying they were fi…
Somerset’s roads have become a deadly threat, with yet another fatal collision at the notorious A361/A362 junction sparking urgent calls for action.
On Friday, September 6 MP Anna Sabine brought together members of Avon and Somerset Police and the Some…
Lukasz Wolski, from Banbury[1], died at the scene when his van collided with a lorry near Gaydon, at about 5.45am on Thursday (September 12).
The lorry driver was not injured.
Nearly £9,000 has been raised to an online crowdfunding campaign launched by…
Drivers are being warned of long delays on the M6 in Staffordshire following a crash between a lorry and a car. The collision has happened on the southbound carriageway before junction 13 for Stafford.
The tailbacks are being made worse as a caravan ha…
A teenager has died after falling from a bridge then being struck by a lorry in the Highlands.
The 18-year-old fell from a bridge in Inverness[1] onto the A9 near the Raigmore Interchange.
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The death is not being treated as suspicious but police[2] are making inquiries to establish the full circumstances of the incident.
The male driver of the lorry was uninjured.
Both the road and bridge were closed for several hours to allow officers to carry out their investigation.
Chief Inspector Richard Ross said: “We are continuing to piece together exactly what has happened and I am appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time, who has not spoken to us, to get in touch.
Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 0482 of 12 September.
Meanwhile, in Glasgow, a crash sparked huge delays[3] amid rush hour on a section of Scotland’s busiest motorway today.
The smash involved five vehicles on the M8 at junction 21 in Glasgow[4] just after 8am this morning.
Lane one of the busy route was closed around 8.20am as emergency crews attended the scene.
Police, firefighters, and the Trunk Road Incident Support Service raced to the scene to tackle the collision.
Rush hour traffic chaos on Glasgow’s M8 as three-car crash sparks huge tailbacks
The crash led to lengthy tailbacks westbound after the Kingston Bridge.
A spokesperson for the fire service said: “We were alerted at 8.18am to reports of a road traffic collision involving five vehicles on the M8 in Glasgow.
“Operations control immediately mobilised four appliances and a heavy rescue unit.
“Crews assisted emergency service partners and there were no casualties reported.
“Firefighters left the scene after ensuring the area was made safe.”
The road was closed between Station Road and Chorley Road, leaving the 575 bus route diverted and motorists forced to take alternative routes.
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At 5.39am, officers were called to a report of a collision between a van and a lorry between junction 12 and junction 13 on the M40 northbound near Gaydon.
Warwickshire Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service were in attendance with a paramedic from…
Police have issued a statement after a van driver was killed in a crash with a lorry on the M40. The man, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene[1] on the M40 northbound between junction 12 and junction 13 this morning, September…
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A man has sadly died following a collision on the M40 in south Warwickshire this morning (September 12).
As we reported earlier, officers were called at abo…
At 5.39am, officers were called to a report of a collision between a van and a lorry between junction 12 and junction 13 on the M40 northbound near Gaydon.
Warwickshire Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service were in attendance with a paramedic from…