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A trucker was trapped as his HGV overturned – blocking the M6 – after “suffering a medical episode at the wheel”, the ambulance service said. The lorry collided with a car on the southbound carriageway, crossed over to the northbound route and came to …
The lorry overturned following a crash with a car at Junction 10. Photo: Highways England
It is believed the HGV driver suffered a medical episode at the wheel in the early hours of Tuesday.
Firefighters, paramedics and police worked with othe…
Full West Midlands Fire Service statement
A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said: “At 3.18am on Tuesday 28 February, we were alerted to a collision on the M6 southbound, involving a lorry which had crashed through the central reservation, caus…
A new safety campaign launched by National Highways aims to raise awareness of the ‘blind spots’ around heavy goods vehicles. It comes after a survey commissioned by the organisation found that while nearly three-quarters of people said they take extra…
To help raise vital funds this winter, the Midlands’ oldest and most loved animal welfare charity, Birmingham Dogs Home , is holding its popular Santa Paws meet and greet, where supporters can bring along their four-legged friends for a festive photo w…
A nurse was ‘crushed to death’ when a ‘careless’ lorry driver smashed into her car during a three-vehicle pile-up on the M6, a court has heard. Mum-of-two Victoria Kavanagh was behind the wheel of a Citroen C1 when Robert Ward’s HGV crippled her car as…
Trade union Unite and Müller UK & Ireland are at loggerheads over changes to the dairy processor’s milk delivery rota that will require staff responsible for milk deliveries to work on a five days on, two days off system. As a result of the dispute…
Police at the Willenhall site © Animal Rebellion
Vegan activists protesting against the dairy industry have been criticised by the police after a group broke into a milk processing site and punctured 200 truck tyres, causing an estimated…
A video shared on social media showed animal rights activists drilling holes into lorry tyres. Image: Animal Rebellion
Protesters from a group called Animal Rebellion allegedly filmed themselves drilling holes into tyres of a number of lorries at…
A pair of burglars stole a drone and £900 of cash from a rural wedding venue before speeding away in a police chase.
Christopher Higgs and David Nyari targeted Iscoyd Park Estate, a country house on the Wrexham and Shropshire border which hosts special…