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Reports of vehicles driving the wrong way on England’s motorways have risen by 13%.
Some 872 incidents involving “oncoming vehicles” were reported on England’s motorways in the year to June 16, the equivalent of 16 times a week. That is up from 770 dur…
‘Frightening’ rise in vehicles driving wrong way on England’s motorwaysDrunk drivers and overreliance on satnav devices thought to be behind 13% riseIncidents of vehicles being driven the wrong way on England’s motorways rose to almost 900 in the last…
The number of reports of vehicles being driven the wrong way on England’s motorways rose by 13% in a year, an investigation has found.
Motoring groups described the increase as “frightening” and called for technological interventions to be considered.
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The A361 in Tiverton has reopened following a multi-vehicle collision that left a van on its side.
The incident happened sometime before 4.10pm between A396 (Sampford Peverell turn-off, Tiverton) and M5 J27 (Tiverton, Sampford Peverell). Vehicles headi…
Amber weather warnings have been issued by Met Office because Storm Antoni is anticipated to cause “flying debris” and “could lead to injuries or danger to life”
64.80mm of heavy rain causes flash floods in Whitby, North Yorkshire
People have been ev…
Three separate road collisions, two of which resulted in injury, are subject to a combined police appeal for information. Gloucestershire police[1] has listed three incidents on major roads across the county in recent weeks.
The first collision took pl…
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Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 10:47
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A view of the M6 where all traffic has been at a stand-still. Credit: National Highways
A major stretch of the M6 between Walsall and Birmingham was at a complete h…
A multi-vehicle crash on the M5 led to a lane closure and traffic delays heading into the evening rush hour. The incident has taken place between junctions 20 (Clevedon) and 19 (Portishead).
Traffic monitoring website Inrix says the incident involves t…
A man in his 20s from the Bristol area has died following a crash on a major Westcountry road.[1]
The man, who was driving a long wheelbase Mercedes Sprinter, died after a collision with an articulated lorry on the A361 North Devon Link Road, which joi…
Anthony Baker has been charged with dangerous driving following the collision on the M5 on Thursday, March 2.
A tipper lorry was wedged with an overhead gantry near Junction 17 at Cribbs Causeway, causing the road to be shut for hours.
Baker, 47 of Gar…