Latest news with #A30
BBC News
13-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Part of A30 in Devon temporarily closes due to wildfire smoke
Smoke from a wildfire in a field forced the temporary closure of a main road near Okehampton in eastbound carriageway of the A30 was closed between the A382 junction at Whiddon Down to Woodleigh Junction at Cheriton Bishop, traffic website Inrix reported thick smoke from the blaze was drifting across the road, creating hazardous driving Highways said on X both carriageways had since been reopened and thanked drivers for their patience.
Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Car fire ignites moorland blaze near A30
Fire crews are tackling a car fire which has partially spread to nearby moorland in Cornwall. The blaze started on the A30 eastbound carriageway near Temple Tor on Bodmin Moor, said Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service. Devon and Cornwall Police are on the scene and have closed one lane of the eastbound carriageway, the service said. Traffic website Inrix reported traffic was building up in the area. More news stories for Cornwall Listen to the latest news for Cornwall Follow BBC Cornwall on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@ Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service
BBC News
08-07-2025
- BBC News
Mum's death prompts A30 junction turning ban trial in Dorset
A temporary ban on motorists driving across a junction on a dual carriageway will be introduced after four people, including a mother of three, died on the same stretch in just over four Avis, 30, died on the A30 between Yeovil and Sherborne at the crossroads with Marl Lane on 1 December 2022, after her Ford Focus was hit head-on by another senior coroner Rachael Griffin sent her concerns to Dorset Council about safety following other fatal crashes in 2020, 2022 and authority is set to introduce a ban on right turns, U-turns and motorists driving straight across the A30 from Marl Lane and Old Compton Road this summer, for a maximum of 18 months. The council is also conducting a feasibility study into the potential introduction of average speed cameras on the A30 to ensure motorists keep within its 60mph (96km/h) speed was introduced in October 2024, with the limit cut from 70mph (112km/h).The council said the measures for the road would need a "significant capital outlay" but that they "underscore [its] commitment to improving road safety on the A30"."This measure will be regularly reviewed for a maximum of 18 months, during which time we will consult on the possibility of making these measures permanent," it told Mrs Griffin. Sylwester Mielczarek, from Yeovil, admitted causing Ms Avis' death by careless driving and was given a 18-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, at Salisbury Crown Court in her death, Ms Avis' family described her as a "hard-working mum", who "lived her life by her three children"."Everything she did, she did for them," the family said in a statement. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Man injured in crash with car towing caravan
A pedestrian has suffered life-threatening injures in a crash involving a car towing a caravan on a major road in Cornwall. Police were called to the westbound carriageway of the A30 between Camborne and Hayle, near Roseworthy, at about 23:55 BST on Friday. The man in his 40s remains in a critical condition in hospital. Devon and Cornwall Police said the road was expected to remain closed until late morning, and advised drivers to avoid the area. More news stories for Cornwall Listen to the latest news for Cornwall Follow BBC Cornwall on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@ National Highways Devon and Cornwall Police
BBC News
05-07-2025
- BBC News
Pedestrian injured in crash on A30 in Cornwall
A pedestrian has suffered life-threatening injures in a crash involving a car towing a caravan on a major road in were called to the westbound carriageway of the A30 between Camborne and Hayle, near Roseworthy, at about 23:55 BST on man in his 40s remains in a critical condition in and Cornwall Police said the road was expected to remain closed until late morning, and advised drivers to avoid the area.
