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Emergency incident on busy motorway has sparked travel chaos

Traffic Scotland[1] has said there is currently congestion heading northbound on the M80 at Junction 5 due to a road traffic accident earlier this afternoon.
The travel firm says both lanes are now running, however, drivers are facing delay times of ar…

Young dealer jailed after stop search in uncovered drug op

Jack Case was described by a Crown Court judge as “bright enough to know what he was getting into”.
The 24-year-old, of St Helens Road, Rainford, was travelling in a car with three other passengers along the M62 in Warrington when the vehicle was stopp…

Four killed in German motorway bus accident

A Flixbus on the way from Berlin to Zurich careered off the motorway near Leipzig (Jens Schlueter)Four people were killed and around 35 injured when a bus overturned on a German motorway near Leipzig on Wednesday, police said.The bus came off the A9 mo…

Child dies after motorway crash

A seven-year-old boy has died after a crash on a motorway on Tuesday, police have confirmed.Avon and Somerset Police said the collision happened on the M4 between junction 18 for Bath and junction 19 for Bristol, at about 13:00 GMT on 26 March.A Volksw…

M4: Person dies in car and lorry crash

A person died following a crash between a car and a lorry on the M4. Emergency services were called to the collision between junction 18 for Bath and junction 19 for Bristol at around 1pm this afternoon (March 26).
The motorway was closed in both direc…

M4 crash: Person dies after car and lorry collision near Bristol

A person has died following a crash on the M4 earlier today (March 26). Four other people were rushed to hospital following the collision between a lorry and a car near Bristol.
The crash took place between junction 18 for Bath and junction 19 for Bris…

M4 diversion route as motorway closure causes traffic

The M4 was shut in both directions between junction 18 near Bath and junction 19 at Bristol shortly before 2pm on Tuesday, March 26.
While the motorway was reopened heading eastbound at around 4pm, the westbound carriageway remains closed while police …

Major road near town shut after crash between lorry and car

A major road near a town has been shut after a collision between a car and a lorry.
Police were called to reports of a crash between Newton and Assington on the A134 Further Street, near Sudbury[1], at 11.35am.
An air ambulance and three fire crews wer…