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An inquest into the deaths of four people killed by drivers with failing eyesight has found enforcement of visual legal standards for motorists is “ineffective and unsafe”.HM Senior Coroner for Lancashire Dr James Adeley has sent a report to Transport …
A coroner has said the current system for ‘ensuring’ drivers meet the visual legal standards is ineffective, unsafe and unfit
17:47, 17 Apr 2025
Police at the scene of the crash in Whitworth(Image: Manchester Evening News)
A coroner called the UK’s d…
Motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash with van in Leyland | Blog Preston
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Motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash with van in Leyland
Posted on – 13th April, 2025 – 7:26pm | Author – Ed Walker | Posted in – Leyland, Preston…
M6 closed at Junction 29 northbound due to a crash | Blog Preston
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M6 closed at Junction 29 northbound due to a crash
Posted on – 4th April, 2025 – 4:52pm | Author – Ed Walker | Posted in – Bamber Bridge, Preston News, Roads, South…
A workman saved a seven-year-old boy from a burning car in the aftermath of a deadly crash caused by a suicidal ex-pilot, an inquest has heard.
The schoolboy’s rescue came following the collision on the M6, which killed former RAF man Richard Woods and…
An inmate who escaped from a prison van on a motorway has been found after a three-day search.
Jamie Cooper, 33, fled from the vehicle on the M55 motorway near Catforth, Preston, as it was travelling to Lancaster Magistrates’ Court shortly before 9am o…
A prisoner who escaped from a prison van on his way to court has been found, police have said.Jamie Cooper was found by police in a car in Blackburn, Lancashire on Saturday afternoon. Lancashire Police said he was a passenger in the vehicle, which had …
Man who escaped prison transport still on the run after 72 hours | Blog Preston
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Man who escaped prison transport still on the run after 72 hours
Posted on – 22nd March, 2025 – 2:50pm | Author – Luke Beardsworth | Posted in – Crime…
Reports suggested a lorry fire was partially blocking the A380 this morning. The incident was reported just after 7.50am. Traffic monitoring service Inrix said: “A380 northbound partially blocked, slow traffic due to lorry fire at B3192 (Ashcombe/Teign…
An inmate is on the run after escaping from a prison[1] van on a motorway on the way to court on Wednesday, police said.Jamie Cooper, 33, absconded from the vehicle, which was carrying prisoners to Lancaster Magistrates’ Court[2], on the M55 near junct…