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The Sun
4 days ago
- Automotive
- The Sun
Major motorway closed after lorry hits barriers and overturns spilling diesel all over carriageway
A MAJOR motorway is closed after a lorry crashed into a central reservation and toppled on its side - spilling diesel on the road. A stretch of the M6 through North Staffordshire will likely be closed for most of this morning. Emergency services raced to the scene last night after a lorry overturned. Junctions 14 to 15 are closed for resurfacing and repairs. National Highways said the recovery of the lorry is ongoing and they are also dealing with the fuel spill. Staffordshire Police's road crime team said no one was hurt. National Highways had confirmed the northbound closure at around 10.30pm last night. 1
BBC News
6 days ago
- Automotive
- BBC News
Hinckley A5 closed after notorious low bridge hit again
A road has been closed in Hinckley after a lorry crashed into a bridge dubbed the "most bashed" in Police said the A5 Watling Street in Hinckley was closed from Dodwells Roundabout to Logix force said it was called at about 10:00 BST and there was debris on the road but no reports of any injuries. The bridge was given the label the "most bashed" in Britain when it was hit 25 times between 2019 and 2020. Two years ago transport body Midlands Connect analysed four occasions when the bridge was hit and found the resulting traffic delays cost the economy an estimated £126, also calculated the cost to the economy of rail delays for 10 incidents during 2019, affecting nearly 4,000 passengers, to be roughly £43, Connect said regular collisions at the bridge had caused more than 4,400 hours of road delays each year, adding the real cost of bridge strikes could be significantly higher than the figure calculated.
Daily Mail
04-08-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
Terrifying moment lorry crashes through central reservation and towards incoming traffic on motorway
This is the terrifying moment a lorry crashes through the central reservation and towards incoming traffic on a busy motorway. The heavy vehicle careered across the M5 before speeding the wrong way down the road, narrowly missing a £100k Porsche. Peter Stone, 55, had been driving home from a family trip to St Agnes, Cornwall in his Porsche 911 at around 12.30pm on Friday when the truck started heading straight at him. Incredibly, no one was injured in the chaos but the motorway was closed in both directions for just over an hour. Now hair-raising footage has emerged of the incident which Mr Stone claims left him 'two seconds from serious injury'. The clip, taken from his dashcam, sees Mr Stone driving in the outside lane with multiple cars in close proximity. Out of nowhere, a bright yellow lorry comes racing across the central reservation, smashing the protective rail, and onto his side of the M5. Kicking up a vast cloud of dust as it hurtles along, the truck bumps agressively at speed in the wrong direction. The 4x4 in front has just enough time to make a slight adjustment and avoid the lorry, while Mr Stone himself managed to make a dramatic lurch into the middle lane to miss the heavy vehicle by a split second. Chunks of debris are left in the lorry's wake while a shot from the rear view dashcam shows cars behind Mr Stone narrowly avoiding the vehicle. As he passes the truck's entry point in his Porsche, Mr Stone can see the significant damage inflicted on the rail in the central reservation. The father-of-two said: 'It literally came out of nowhere. I think I had less than two seconds to move before getting flattened by the tipper driver. 'It was quite difficult, my car is quite low down and the black car [in front] sort of obscured my view. 'I only really saw the truck - luckily it was yellow, so your peripheral vision can pick up bright colours and stuff. 'The black car moved out in front of me, I had a white motorhome beside me and I managed to go in between them.' The driver, who runs a fleet of vehicles for a waste company and is from Reading, added that it was 'remarkable' nobody was hurt. 'It was just a reflex reaction really,' he said, 'I'm very surprised no one actually smashed into the truck. 'I did speak to the transport company because I wanted to make sure no one was injured before offering to share the footage. 'I pulled over straight away and called 999, assuming there was going to be some serious injuries. 'Fortunately, as far as I'm aware, no one was injured - which is quite remarkable.' Mr Stone captured the scene of destruction on his front and rear dashcams, which were installed by the dealership when he purchased the vehicle back in December. The father, who has an HGV licence himself, said: 'You've seen videos of trucks crossing central reservations, but for it to happen straight in front of you is bizarre. 'Until I reviewed the video I hadn't even realised I was in the fast lane. In my recall I thought I must have been in the middle lane, there's no way I could have been in the third lane. 'I've had two nights of uninterrupted sleep replaying it in my mind, trying to come to terms with basically probably being two seconds from serious injury or even worse.' A National Highways spokesperson said no serious injuries had been reported following the crash. Police and ambulance attended the crash which caused the M5 to be closed in both directions for just over an hour, with lanes one and two reopening at around 1.30pm. Repairs took place overnight and the road fully reopened at around 3.30am on Saturday morning, the spokesperson added. Devon & Cornwall Police and South West Ambulance Service were contacted for comment. A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust said: 'We were called at 12:20hrs on Friday 01 August to a road traffic collision near Bradninch. 'We sent two double-crewed land ambulances, an operations officer, a first responder and the hazardous area response team to the scene.'
The Sun
31-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Sun
M3 closed near M25 after lorry crash and fuel spillage as drivers hit with hour-long delays
THE M3 is closed near the M25 after a lorry crash and fuel spillage with drivers hit with hour-long delays. Emergency services are now at the scene following the multi-vehicle collision, according to National Highways. 1 The M3 Junction 2 eastbound to the M25 Junction 12 is currently closed both ways, the agency said. There are currently delays of 60 minutes on the M3 eastbound between Junction 3 and Junction 2. This is to allow for vehicle recovery and to clean a fuel spillage following the crash. National Highways have urged drivers to plan ahead.
BBC News
28-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Person injured and road closed as two lorries crash on A27
A person was taken to hospital after two lorries crashed on the A27, closing the police and ambulance crews were called to the incident on the westbound carriageway near Holmbush, at about 09:35 BST on of the lorries was reported to be leaking fuel and was secured by firefighters, according to West Sussex Fire and Rescue section of road is closed between Hove, in East Sussex, and Shoreham, in West Sussex. West Sussex fire service said: "Upon arrival crews found one lorry leaking fuel. Firefighters made the scene safe."South East Coast Ambulance Service said: "One patient, whose injuries are not thought to be serious, was assessed and treated before being taken to Worthing Hospital for further checks."Sussex Police said no arrests had been made.
