BBC Local News: Surrey -- A 19-year-old man from West Sussex is jailed for five years after causing the death of a teenage girl in a two-car crash in Surrey.
Reported by BBC Local News 5 hours ago.
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Crash death teen jailed for five years
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Dashcam captures horrifying moment driver made ‘fatal error’ of fiddling with his sat-nav as he hurtled towards stationary traffic and caused fatal crash
Nicholas Clough was distracted by his sat-nav and failed to see roadwork signs before ramming into Darren Longden's truck crushing him into a lorry in front and killing the married dad.
Reported by MailOnline 3 hours ago.
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UPDATE - no injuries after three cars in crash with van on A39
THREE cars and a van crashed on the A39 yesterday – but luckily everyone involved walked away without injury.A stretch of the busy road was blocked at Chilton Polden, near Bridgwater, after the multi-vehicle crash around 2.30pm.Police, firefighters and ambulance went to the scene near Ford Lane which joins the A39 at Chilton Polden, close to The Olive Mill pub.South Western Ambulance Service spokesman Ben Middleton said one driver, a 39-year-old woman, was treated for neck pain at the...
Reported by Central Somerset Gazette 2 hours ago.
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Mother 'killed her fiancé in crash 18 days after passing her test'
Charlotte Wassell ploughed her Ford Fiesta into a Vauxhall Vectra after losing control on the A1114 in Essex with her fiance Kailen Spreadbury and nine-month-old son Freddie in the back seat
Reported by MailOnline 3 hours ago.
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Lorry driver's 'fatal' sat-nav error
A lorry driver made the "fatal error" of fiddling with his sat-nav just before he killed a father in a crash, a court hears.
Reported by BBC News 3 hours ago.
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Nigel Alexander named as victim of two vehicle crash in Frisby on...
A motorcyclist who died after a collision on the A607 in Frisby on the Wreake has been named as Nigel Alexander.The crash was reported at 12.40pm on Friday, March 25, and involved a Range Rover Evoque and a Yamaha R1 motorbike.The motorcycle rider, Mr Alexander, 60, of Loughborough, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.The driver of the Range Rover sustained minor injuries and was discharged from the Leicester Royal Infirmary after treatment.Anyone who witnessed the...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 3 hours ago.
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Officials say fire truck at fault in Rankin County, Miss., crash that left 10-year-old boy dead - WAPT
Reported by Breaking News 3 hours ago.
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Motorists warned to avoid stretch of M4 after crash
Drivers are being asked to find an alternative route after a crash on the M4 today.Emergency services are currently dealing with the aftermath of the smash between two vehicles on the eastbound lane of the motorway between junctions 34 for Llantristant and 35 at Pencoed.READ MORE: Police continue investigation into "unexplained" death after man's body found in Llanelli reservoirA South Wales Police spokeswoman said: "Emergency services are currently at the scene. Motorists are...
Reported by South Wales Evening Post 2 hours ago.
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Bath traffic: Accident outside Oldfield School
There has been a road traffic accident outside Oldfield School in Bath. The collision involving two vehicles happened on the A431 Kelston Road near the intersection with Penn Hill Road.Police were called to the incident at about 5pm on Monday afternoon (April 11). A police spokesman said ambulance services had been called, but that it appeared from police records that no one had suffered any serious injuries in the crash.The Bath Chronicle has contacted the South West Ambulance Service for...
Reported by Bath Chronicle 49 minutes ago.
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Biker and pillion passenger still in hospital after horror crash...
A BIKER is still in hospital fighting for his life while his pillion passenger has suffered "life changing injuries" police have revealed.The 24-year-old rider of a motorcycle and his 28-year-old female pillion passenger, who both live in the Plymouth area were travelling along the busy road on a white Triumph Street Triple motorbike at around 12.40pm on March 30 when they were involved in a collision with a black Vauxhall Agila near The Range.The 63-year-old female driver of the...
Reported by Plymouth Herald 42 minutes ago.
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Tesla to voluntarily recall 2,700 Model X SUVs over seat issue
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc said on Monday it was issuing a voluntary recall of 2,700 Model X sport utility vehicles in the United States due to a faulty locking hinge in the third-row seats that increases the risk the seats could fall forward in a crash.
Reported by Reuters 2 hours ago.
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Charlotte Wassell's car 'flew through the air' before fatal crash...
A WITNESS to a fatal crash claimed she saw a car "literally flying through the air" as it crossed the central reservation of a busy dual-carriageway before hitting another vehicle.Charlotte Wassell, 20, was driving down A114 Essex Yeomanry Way towards the Army and Navy roundabout in Chelmsford with fiancé Kailen Spreadbury and their young son Freddie, when she clipped the kerb of the central reservation and lost control of her Ford Fiesta, Chelmsford Crown Court heard today...
Reported by Essex Chronicle 28 minutes ago.
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VIDEO: Moment of fatal 'sat-nav error' crash
A lorry driver made the "fatal error" of fiddling with his sat-nav just before he killed a father in a crash, a court hears.
Reported by BBC News 1 hour ago.
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NTSB report on sightseeing helicopter crash in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., says witness reported that 'didn't sound right' before crash - 6 News
Reported by Breaking News 46 minutes ago.
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Crash on slip road blocks M32 and M4 around Bristol
Heavy traffic has been facing a number of drivers on the M4 and M32 around Bristol this afternoon after a crash involving a BMW.Emergency services were called to the scene earlier today at junction 19 on the M4 eastbound carriageway on the slip way onto the M32. Traffic has built up onto the M4 as people queue around the incident while it is dealt with.An ambulance was at the scene but it is not clear if any injuries were sustained by those involved in the incident
Reported by Western Daily Press 3 hours ago.
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Cambridge News published Clare Butler admits causing death of Sebestian Andrzej Chlebosz...
A woman has been given a community order after she admitted causing the death of a backseat passenger in a three-car crash caused by her careless driving.Clare Butler, 36, of Granary Road in Newmarket, was driving a Ford Focus when it was in collision with an Audi 80 and a JCB on the B1061 Bradley Road in Burrough Green on March 16 last year.The Audi backseat passenger, Sebestian Andrzej Chlebosz, 23, of Aureole Walk in Newmarket died as a result of his injuries from the crash.Butler pleaded...
Reported by Cambridge News 4 hours ago.
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Air ambulance called to car and motorbike crash in Yeovil
An air ambulance was called to Yeovil this afternoon after receiving reports of a collision between a car and a motorbike. An air ambulance from Henstridge was called to the Lynx Trading Estate, off Lysander Road, but it was decided that the casualty - a male in his 20s - should instead be taken by land ambulance to Yeovil District Hospital. The ambulance service confirmed they were called to the incident on the junction of Merlin Road and Watercombe Park at 2.20pm.An ambulance spokesperson...
Reported by Western Gazette 3 hours ago.
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Biker who died in Staffordshire crash with fire engine named
A motorbike rider who died in a crash with a fire engine on Saturday has been named as 47-year-old Simon Ireland.
Reported by Express and Star 3 hours ago.
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Crash blocked Maldon Road near Danbury
A three-vehicle crash blocked part of the main route through to Danbury tonight.Maldon Road was partially blocked near the Hull's Lane junction.Traffic queued in both directions - but the blockage was cleared by 5.40pm.It is not yet known if anyone was injured.
Reported by Essex Chronicle 2 hours ago.
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Did you see hit-and-run driver flee from crash scene?
POLICE are hunting a hit-and-run driver who fled the scene of a two-car crash. The collision happened in High Street, Sandyford, near the Powerhouse Gym at around 2.15pm on Monday. The driver of a Vauxhall – a 50-year-old woman – needed hospital treatment for a head injury. But the man driving a silver Rover fled the scene. A police spokesman said: "The Rover driver got out of his car and left the scene. Inquiries are ongoing to trace him." Witnesses should call the...
Reported by The Sentinel Stoke 2 hours ago.
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