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A lorry driver died after his vehicle burst into flames on the M18 motorway.
A member of the public alerted emergency services to the M18 between junctions 2 and 3 near Doncaster at around 5.10pm on Monday, August 15. Police said they reported that a l…
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A stretch of the M18 southbound between J2 and J3 was shut for hours on Monday (August 15) when an HGV reportedly caught fire.
Emergency services rushed to the scene at 5.10pm over reports that a lorry had ‘ex…
Police have confirmed that a 41-year-old man has died in a five-vehicle collision on the M18 in South Yorkshire.
Emergency services were called to the M18 northbound at 5.02pm yesterday afternoon (25 July 2022), to reports that three articulated lorrie…
The protest caused long tailbacks
Andy Carloman, who runs Telford based Total Property Care, organised a convoy under the national banner Stand up to Fuel Prices UK Wide which travelled slowly from Shifnal Services to junction 1 of the M54 and th…
Motorists are experiencing major disruption on the motorway network, with protesters driving slowly on several busy motorways. Members of campaign group FairFuelUK say they are calling for a new cut in fuel duty.
© PA Police escort vehicles across the…
Injuries update
The highways team are still working at the scene. We know there was initially police, ambulances and fire engines on hand providing support.
Thankfully, we understand, thanks to confirmation from National Highways, nobody has been serio…
A warning has been issued to drivers travelling along the M62 and M1 tonight from 8pm.
A large, slow-moving convoy will travel 40 miles across South and East Yorkshire. South Yorkshire Police will be escorting lorries carrying abnormal loads from Goole…
Across the country investment in the UK’s ancient railway system is paying off with a number of new stations in the pipeline.
And with petrol prices through the roof, an upgrade for the rail network couldn’t have come at a better time.
Although big inf…
Dead pigs were scattered across the M18 following a crash involving a lorry that was carrying the animals in what was described by eyewitnesses as a “massacre”.
Traffic was brought to a standstill on the M18 and M62 following a crash involving a lorry …
‘A vehicle was on fire after the crash, it looks quite serious’
(Image: Sean Stewart)
An eyewitness said: “There was a crash and the vehicle was on fire, it has been put out now but smoke can still be seen from miles away.
“There’s lots of road tr…