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Motorists had lucky escapes following two ‘serious crashes’ on the M6 and M6 Toll.[1] Central Motorway Police Group shared images of the aftermath of two crashes on the West Midlands motorists.One showed the crumpled wreckage of a convertible at a boot…
A Honda Civic was seized by motorway officers after they stumbled into a ‘pack of boy racers’. Traffic officers from the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) said they came across the group of drivers on the A38 near the M6 Toll[1].
One of the vehicles…
Lane closures[1] remain in place on the M6 this morning after a crash involving a lorry. The HGV was involved in a collision with the central reservation and a lamp column earlier this morning, April 27, according to National Highways.
The highways age…
Motorists are stuck in gridlock traffic on the M6 northbound this morning, April 25. It comes after a lorry broke down and also a car crash on the major motorway in two separate incidents.
Heavy rush hour delays are expected. Traffic has been brought t…
There have been 79 people killed on smart motorways since 2010By Dan Grennan[1] Published: 07:33, 22 April 2024 | Updated: 07:43, 22 April 2024
The technology behind England’s smart motorways[2] network stopped working o…
Barrow man who stole jacket from JD Sports ‘hadn’t eaten for days’
A SHOPLIFTER stole a coat worth more than £150 because he had not eaten for days, a court heard.
Man crashed on M6 motorway after blacking out – sentence
A MAN who blacked out while dr…
The driver of the Vauxhall Vectra was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and dangerous driving.
The car was badly damaged (Image: Lancs Road Police/X)
The car was left in lane one of the M6 near Lancaster completely unlit in the early hours of this…
As a traffic officer, Simon Wardle and his colleagues at National Highways see all manners of driving[1] on the motorway each day. Their roles are to patrol our highways, ensure traffic is moving safely and smoothly, and stop traffic when needed if the…
A company which resurfaced a large section of a motorway after a crash said it called in lorries from all over a county to complete the job in half the usual time. The northbound carriageway on the M6, in Cumbria, was closed for 12 hours after a lorry …
It was another busy week for Lancashire’s emergency services as police, fire and ambulance crews dealt with a number of serious incidents across the region.
From a woman killed in an hit and run on the M6 to a man charged with stabbing his wife to dea…