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Benjamin Clarke was caught speeding on the M5 near junction 5 (Droitwich) when he was driving at ‘over 40mph’ in a Maserati.
The 49-year-old was fined when the case was heard at Worcester Magistrates Court on Wednesday, September 18.
Clarke of Wal…
‘Special’ speed cameras have caught out thousands of unassuming drivers on the M6 in the West Midlands over the last year. The cameras clocked motorists at two junctions who may not even have been aware they were there or how they operate.
Almost 20,00…
A 86-year-old man has died weeks after he was struck by a car while crossing a road.The pedestrian was taken to Sandwell Hospital with a head injury following the crash on the A34 Walsall Road in Great Barr, Birmingham, at about 10:00 BST on 18 July.We…
A pedestrian was rushed to hospital yesterday with head injuries after being struck by a van in Smethwick[1]. The serious crash happened in Sycamore Road[2] at around 12pm on Friday, August 2.
A witness said the street was sealed off by police followin…
The crash, which happened near J8 for the M5 near Tame Bridge[1], left a car on its roof and a woman and young girl needing medical treatment.
Their injuries were not believed to be serious and they were taken to Walsall Manor Hospital for further trea…
A dangerous driver who treated the M6 like a race track as he reached shocking speeds of 125mph was caught out when he entered a speed camera hotspot. The Audi driver might have thought he would get away with his reckless joyride when he saw no police …
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…
A road has closed in the Black Country[1] after the top of a bus was ripped off in a collision with a bridge. The incident took place in Clayhanger Lane in the Clayhanger area of Walsall[2] around 7am on Saturday (April 20).
A double-decker bus went un…
In one moment, they could be dealing with a swan that’s landed on the M6 in Great Barr, which has mistaken the rain-soaked tarmac for a pond. The next minute, they could be at the scene of a fatal crash or tracking down an Uber Eats cyclist down the mo…
Timothy Bates was delivering fuel for a temporary diesel generator at Haldane Fisher Limited’s timber processing site on Long Street in Walsall on July 28, 2022, when he fell from a trailer.
Mr Bates, who is from Stafford, had been stowing equipment in…