He was working on the central reservation as part of the upgrade of the motorway between junctions 13 and 15 in Staffordshire when hurt.
Fortunately he did not suffer any serious injuries or broken bones.
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Shocking footage showing the moment a road worker is struck by metal on the motorway and images of items strewn across roads – Highways England is reminding drivers to make sure loads are safely secured.Traffic officer Matthew Bradshaw had to deal with…
Highways England traffic officers revealed over 46,000 items were found on England’s motorways and major A roads in just 10 months.
Officers have dealt with everything from timber and a double-glazed door to windows.
And with the summer fast appr…
A broken down van has been destroyed in a gulf of flames after being hit by an HGV on the M3.
The crash took place on the northbound carriageway, between Junction 3 (Lightwater) and Junction 2 (M25), shortly before 11am on Wednesday (May 27).
Two peopl…
One of the busiest roundabouts in Bristol has been closed for most of the afternoon after a lorry tipped over onto its side there.
The transporter lorry with a container tipped over on the Willy Wicket roundabout in Downend at around 1.15pm today, Tues…
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A red sticky substance smeared over a gate on land owned by travellers caused a landscaper’s eyes and skin to burn, in what is being labelled a hate crime by his boss.
Landscaper James Robb pulled up to the site in Lightwater in his work truck with his…
When you hear the word ‘cruising’, you may automatically think of someone driving.
However, what you may not know is that cruising has an entirely different meaning altogether – and a rather sexual one.
The term is slang for men seeking, and engaging i…
A pedestrian who was hit by a lorry on the A322 in Bagshot has been airlifted to a major trauma unit in a serious condition.
The man was involved in a collision with the HGV at about 12.50pm on Thursday (October 10) on the northbound side and suffered …
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Professional drivers working in congested cities are exposed to black carbon levels that are on average a third higher than would be experienced at a busy roadside, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congr…
Toy maker Hornby has renewed its support for projects promoting children’s literacy and road safety in schools across Kent.
Stuart Wheeler and Ryan Jones of Hornby with the gift sets the company has donated as raffle prizes at KM Charity Team events…
Attacks on truck drivers identified as foreign national have been on the rise.
The International Cross-Border Traders Association (ICTA) is calling on the South African government to intervene.
The ICTA president Denis Juru tells CapeTalk breakfast hos…
South African government should take urgent measures to protect foreign national truck drivers from violence, intimidation, and harassment in the country’s cycle of xenophobic violence says a report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW).
More than 200 p…
Two lanes are closed on the M25 in both directions after a lorry crashed into the central reservation and spilled its load.
Highways England has confirmed that lanes three and four are closed on both the anticlockwise and clockwise carriageways near to…