Smart motorways ‘present ongoing risk of future deaths’ says coroner as he rules lack of hard shoulder contributed to M1 fatal accident that killed twoPrezemyslaw Szuba, 40, killed Jason Mercer, 44, and Alexandru Murgeanu, 22 Szuba, from Hull, tol…
A HGV driver has been issued with a traffic offence report (TOR) after being caught eating at the wheel.
The incident took place in Warrington at 12.15pm on Monday (January 11) on the M62 between junctions 12 and 11.
Police said the HGV was seen weavin…
A lorry driver who had to self-isolate in his cab after testing positive for Covid-19 says he saw “rats as big as cats”.
John Hanna, known as “Sticks”, stayed in his truck for three days as he frantically tried to find accommodation to spend the 10-day…
A long distance lorry driver who tested positive for Covid described the harrowing experience of having to live in his cab on the street because there was nowhere for him to go.
John Hanna, from Northern Ireland – known to all his friends as “Sticks” -…
A major crash forced the closure of the M57, with drivers reporting hours of tailbacks and “military police” heading to the scene.
Several drivers stuck in the traffic have reported seeing the military police heading to the scene of the accident this m…
A 28-year-old man has died after being hit by a HGV on the M62.
A large emergency presence was called to part of the M62 yesterday afternoon after a crash at about 4pm.
Police confirmed a male pedestrian had been hit by a HGV.
Paramedics worked at the …
A man has died following a serious collision on the M62 last night.Emergency services were called to an area between Junctions 7 and 8 of the motorway, in the Rainhill area of Merseyside on Sunday afternoon, to reports of a collision involving a pedest…
The M62 was closed in both directions after a male pedestrian was hit by a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV).
An air ambulance was among the emergency service response vehicles called to the scene of the crash between junction 7 of the motorway for Rainhill an…
A driver was trapped inside a lorry after a crash between two HGVs on the M62.
Firefighters were called to a crash on Thursday (November 19) involving two heavy goods vehicles in Watkinson Way, Widnes, on the approach to Junction 7 of the M62 shortly a…
THREE lanes of the M62 have now reopened after an truck overturned, but 60-minute long delays remain.The three outside lanes of the M62 eastbound from junction 27 (Leeds, M621 and Batley A62) to junction 28 (Dewsbury A653) were closed this afterno…
OFFAL mess! Lorry laden with animal guts spills load forcing police to shut M62 for clean-up operationPolice were forced to close part of the M62 outside Bradford earlier today A truck carrying offal lost part of its load on a roundabout at Juncti…
Highways England is being rebranded as National Highways in a £7 million Government-led move that has sparked outrage.
The switch comes just five years after the government-owned company was renamed from Highways Agency on 1 April 2015 – a rebranding e…
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the eastbound carriageway at 10.45pm on Friday, between junction 22 at Denshaw and junction 23 at Outlane.
A lorry had burst into flames and the entire vehicle was destroyed.
Firefighters fro…
Emergency services have rushed to the scene following a huge lorry fire on the M62 this evening (October 16).
The motorway has been forced to close following the incident, close to junction 22.
Images from the scene show the vehicle almost completely e…
A ROAD was closed by police after a “serious” crash this afternoon.The collision happened on Wakefield Road (A644), in Brighouse, near to its junction with Locksley Road.
It was first reported at 2.28pm.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said the cr…