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Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
Van failed to stop after crashing into dad with six-month-old
The driver of a van failed to stop after mounting the pavement and "smashing" into a dad and his family. Danny England was out on a walk with his partner and six-month-old baby when the incident happened on April 29. It took place just before 8pm on Hargham Road, Attleborough, around 30 metres from New Road. READ MORE: Mr England said: "The van came out of nowhere and smashed into me, taking me to the ground. "The bang was so loud a chap ran out of his house as he thought two cars had crashed." The road Mr England and his family were on has a 30mph speed limit but the driver was "going a lot faster". Mr England was taken to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries but currently has lost use of his arm. The van failed to stop after hitting the man (Image: Supplied) "The van knew it had hit me as afterwards it increased in speed and disappeared up the road. "My whole family could have been wiped out because of some idiot," he added. Police are appealing for anyone who may have dash-cam footage or information about the incident, it is suspected the white van may be a Vivaro or Primastar. Anyone with any details is asked to get in touch via the quoting reference NC-29042025-450.
BBC News
02-04-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Tesco sorry after Dereham and Sprowston mobile cancer unit error
Tesco has apologised after a procedural error prevented a mobile cancer care unit using its supermarket car Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) had been using Tesco car parks in Dereham and Sprowston, near Norwich, to offer chemotherapy to patients in the the hospital said Tesco had given it just a day's notice to find new locations when it reapplied to continue using the said an "internal process was not followed for the initial request" and it would be "happy to welcome them back". "We were sorry to hear about this," a Tesco spokesperson added."Unfortunately, the correct internal process was not followed for the initial request."The mobile cancer unit, named Amira, contains four chairs and helps to treat patients closer to recently, it was based at Tesco in Sprowston on Tuesdays and Tesco in Dereham on supermarket did not charge for the use of its car parks. Alice Macdonald, the Labour MP for Norwich North, said she had written to Tesco to demand an explanation."What was particularly concerning... it was very short notice in terms of the change in where treatment could be accessed," she said."I just think one day's notice isn't acceptable."We just want [the treatment units] to resume as quickly as possible."She later welcomed Tesco's "swift response" to the situation. Charities regularly use supermarket grounds to deliver services, such as food banks and screening centres, due to their large car parks and key mobile cancer unit, run in partnership with the charity Hope for Tomorrow, was launched in Norfolk during the Covid-19 NNUH said it was "working tirelessly" to resume the service and was awaiting a decision from Tesco regarding its re-application."We are also actively exploring alternative locations in these areas to ensure we can continue this valued and vital community service for our patients," a spokesperson told the BBC."We are very sorry for any inconvenience and disruption caused to our patients - unfortunately, we received a day's notice regarding the use of these car parks and changes to the way these are managed." Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
10-03-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Teenage boy seriously injured in Norwich e-bike crash
A teenage boy has been seriously injured in a crash involving an electric Police said emergency services were called to Hall Road in Norwich, near the retail park, at 21:21 GMT on black e-bike had collided with a white Vauxhall Vivaro rider, a boy in his late teens, was taken to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital with serious injuries. Hall Road was closed for two said they wanted witnesses or those with relevant dashcam footage to contact them. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
