Roads surrounding the Teddington Hands roundabout have reopened after a fatal smash claimed the life of a 48-year-old man from Cheltenham.The accident happened at about 7.50am this morning on the A435.A black Volkswagen Golf was travelling along the busy road from Cheltenham towards the Teddington Hands roundabout when the vehicle left the road and collided with a tree.The road was closed soon after the incident until recovery of the vehicle, collision investigation and repairs to the road had...
Reported by Gloucestershire Echo 3 hours ago.
Roads surrounding the Teddington Hands roundabout have reopened after a fatal smash claimed the life of a 48-year-old man from Cheltenham.The accident happened at about 7.50am this morning on the A435.A black Volkswagen Golf was travelling along the busy road from Cheltenham towards the Teddington Hands roundabout when the vehicle left the road and collided with a tree.The road was closed soon after the incident until recovery of the vehicle, collision investigation and repairs to the road had...
Reported by Gloucestershire Echo 3 hours ago.
PART of the A38 in Derbyshire is shut this afternoon after a collision which resulted in a fight. One man has been taken to hospital following the incident, which happened on the southbound carriageway, between Clay Mills and the Toyota island, at about 12.45pm. A spokeswoman for Derbyshire police said, following the crash, which involved two vehicles, the people inside them got out and started fighting. She said, as a result, one man was taken to the Royal Derby Hospital. ...
Reported by Derby Telegraph 3 hours ago.
BBC Local News: Devon -- A railway expert claims it is "extremely unusual" for long and short trains to share a platform, following a crash that injured 18 people.
Reported by BBC Local News 4 hours ago.
The family of a 17-year-old girl from Somerset who died following a crash as she drove to school in the Cheddar Valley, have paid tribute to the "beautiful, happy young woman" whose life was tragically cut short just as she was working hard towards starting a new chapter in her young life at a prestigious university.Fiona Braidwood died after her car left the road and hit a fence on the A371 Wolvershill Road in Banwell on Wednesday morning, March 30, as she drove to Churchill Academy....
Reported by Bath Chronicle 2 hours ago.
Reports are being received of a crash on the A303 in Buckland St Mary. The road is partially blocked and traffic is reportedly slow in both directions around the Giant's Grave junction because of the crash. The incident happened at around 3pm this afternoon (Tuesday, April 5). There are no further details at this time. For more stories from Crewkerne, Chard or Ilminster, click on the links.
Reported by Western Gazette 2 hours ago.
The A14 eastbound has been closed this afternoon after a crash at Histon. Police were called at 3.35pm this afternoon to the eastbound carriageway of the A14.The collision was between a car and an HGV and a police spokesman said there was a "large fuel spillage" from the incident.Details of injuries are unknown at this stage. Police tweeted there were delays due to the earlier crash at 3.45pm and later tweeted that the road had been closed. #A14 Eastbound carriageway closed at Histon...
Reported by Royston News 1 hour ago.
THE Torquay teacher accused of killing a motorcyclist by inconsiderate driving wishes she could turn the clock back so the tragedy never happened, a court has been told. Charlotte Huish, 34, assistant headteacher at Ellacombe Primary School, denies causing the death of Terrence Knight, 72, on the A380 approaching Newton Abbot. The jury is expected to retire to consider its verdict in her trial at Exeter Crown Court on Wednesday. In closing speeches the jury was told the incident happened...
Reported by Torquay Herald Express 4 hours ago.
Daleside Road has re-opened following a fatal collision. The A612 was closed for six-and-a-half hours after a motorcyclist, a man aged in his 50s, died when his bike was involved in a collision. A man is in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following the incident, which happened just after 6.30am on Wednesday. Read more: Man dies after crash on the A612 Daleside Road The aftermath of the collision, near Lady Bay Retail Park, had...
Reported by Nottingham Post 4 hours ago.
A road in Cambridge has been partially blocked in both directions following reports of an accident. The News understands Coldham's Lane has been partially blocked at Brampton Road after a crash. It is thought the crash may involve more than one vehicle, but this is yet to be confirmed. No further details are currently available. In a separate incident, a road in Sawston is also reported to have been blocked by an accident. Reports have come in of a crash, possibly involving two vehicles,...
Reported by Royston News 4 hours ago.
THERE is severe disruption on the M5 in Somerset this afternoon (April 6) following a crash on the northbound carriageway. Two lanes are blocked and traffic is queuing back from junction 25 near Taunton - the junction for the A358 - because of a crash involving a car and a lorry. The two lanes which are closed are the inside lanes near the junction 25 sliproad, according to Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Motorists are advised to use alternative routes and to allow more time for their...
Reported by Western Gazette 4 hours ago.
A 24-year-old man has died after a collision between a van and a lorry on the A14 south of Market Harborough yesterday.He has been named by police as James Burton from Desborough.It is believed he is a former student at the Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough.The crash took place at about 11.15am on the eastbound carriageway between the Welford and Kelmarsh junctions. It involved a white Renault articulated lorry and black Volkswagen Crafter van.The driver of the lorry, a 68-year-old man,...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 3 hours ago.
THE Humber Bridge is closed in both directions after a lorry overturned this afternoon. The lorry was travelling northbound when it blew over, but the closure is in both directions. Traffic is reported to be very slow between the A63 junction and the A1077 junction in Barton, and is expected to cause major delays in rush-hour traffic. The bridge had earlier been closed to high-sided vehicles because of strong winds reported in the region. Today's crash has happened only two months...
Reported by Hull Daily Mail 3 hours ago.
A cyclist has sustained minor injuries following a crash involving a bus in central Cambridge. Officers from Cambridgeshire police attended the accident on Regent Street earlier this afternoon (Wednesday). #RTC attended on #RegentStreet between cyclist & a bus - joined by @EastEnglandAmb to assess cyclist > ^PC513 pic.twitter.com/n3AeKB6L2l — Cambridge Police (@CambridgeCops) April 6, 2016 The force, which was called at 12.19pm, said it had been joined on the scene by the East...
Reported by Cambridge News 2 hours ago.
A car almost ended up in a lake in Berrynarbor near Combe Martin this afternoon leaving the A399 partially blocked. The incident was reported to police at 2.35pm. A Vauxhall Corsa, registered in Bristol, came off the road near the Sawmill Inn in Berrynarbor. According to police logs the vehicle came to a stop just before entering a lake. Nobody was hurt in the crash but the A399 is partially blocked by emergency vehicles dealing with incident. Traffic is said to be busy but...
Reported by North Devon Journal 2 hours ago.
UPDATED: 4.35pm The Humber Bridge was forced to close for nearly two hours this afternoon after a lorry was blown onto its side. The lorry was travelling on the northbound carriageway just before 2.50pm when it crashed. Police have said the lorry also knocked down a lamppost when it fell onto its side, which came to rest on the southbound carriageway. The bridge had been closed to high-sided vehicles at the time of the crash. No one was seriously injured in the collision, which closed both...
Reported by Hull Daily Mail 1 hour ago.
BBC Local News: South Scotland -- The driver of a minibus who admitted he "drifted off" while driving on a motorway, has been banned from driving for 30 months.
Reported by BBC Local News 2 hours ago.