Transport and Logistics Network
A TikTok chef who broke down on a dual carriageway late at night has thanked a recovery service as well as police for their help in getting him home.Spudman, whose real name is Ben Newman, has more than 4.3 million followers and is known as a street ve…
Options for those travelling further afield to avoid M1 congestion
Lorry drivers and motorists travelling further afield may want to consider other routes. Highways England is currently advising motorists that delays may remain until 6 p.m. tonight.
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The crash happened on the southbound carriageway between junction 10 for Tamworth and junction 9 for Curdworth, just before 4.30pm, on Sunday, April 13
17:18, 13 Apr 2025
M42 traffic near junction 10(Image: National Highways)
Drivers are being warned…
Drivers are being warned to expect hour long delays following the closure of a Midlands motorway. The southbound carriageway of the M42 in Warwickshire[1] is shut at junction nine due to a collision.
Emergency work is underway to recover a lorry which …
A masked gang of robbers struck again as they stole from more teenagers – taking money and mobile phones. We told earlier this month how police were hunting a gang of up to 20 teenagers after three separate robberies on the same day[1].
The latest repo…
A schoolgirl was injured after being hit by a car in a Tamworth[1] street. The incident took place in Quarry Hill in Wilnecote on Friday (November 8).
The 15-year-old girl was a pedestrian, who is believed to have just finished school, when she was the…
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash after coming off his bike in an earlier collision. The victim, a man in his 20s, was fatally struck by a Scania HGV which also hit a Vauxhall.It happened on the A5 in Tamworth[1] after the Yamaha bike had collided w…
A man died and a woman was rushed to hospital after a lorry crash on one of the Midlands’ busiest roads. It happened on the A5 at Tamworth at around 7.15pm yesterday, Wednesday, November 6.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said a lorry hit two pedestria…
Police[1] have launched an investigation after a biker died following a ‘series of collisions’ on a busy Staffordshire road. Emergency services – including two ambulances – were sent to the A5 in Tamworth last night where the dual-carriageway was shut …
A multi-vehicle collision led to traffic being held on part of the M1 this afternoon (Friday, October 18). Traffic information service Inrix reported that the crash initially led to the closure of four lanes following the incident close to East Midland…