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Aaron Drummond took police on a high-speed chase on the outskirts of Darlington when they tried to pull him over in a BMW they believed was stolen, before he abandoned the car and legged it.
On another occasion, he drove the wrong way down the A1(M) in…
A plea has been issued after the death of an “amazing” and “gentle giant’ dad in an M5 crash earlier this week that left his friends and family devastated.
Joshua ‘Josh’ Bruton died at the scene of a two-vehicle M5 crash in Gloucestershire at around 12…
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The £10m programme is focused on upgrading and refurbishing four bridges which were built in 1968 and carry the M8 over both local roads and a railway.Wear and tear on the surfaces had led to problems with potholes.As well as the surfaces, the existing…
Officers were called to the motorway at around lunchtime, responding to a concern for welfare.
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: “We were called to reports of a concern for welfare on the M61[1] (Friday 8 May 2026).
“Sadly, a man died at …
Online traffic monitor INRIX reports: “Slow traffic due to accident, now on the hard shoulder on M6 Northbound at J20 M56 J9 (Lymm Interchange).”
The AA Roadwatch reports slow traffic northbound between Junction 20 (Lymm Interchange) and Junction 21 (W…
Drivers passing through the motorway in Somerset faced significant delays in both directions.
Police were spotted on the scene and brought all six lanes of traffic between J20 (Clevedon) and J21 (Weston-super-Mare) to a halt.
These delays were ongoin…
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The motorway was closed for over 17 hours
12:02, 07 May 2026
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The empty M5 at sunset amidst a police closure.(Image: National Highways)
A man has died after a two-vehicle crash on the M5 which closed the motorway for over 17 hours[1].
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Emergency services were called to the scene near junction 9 on Wednesday afternoon (May 6) after a report that a white Luton van had crashed with a Volkswagen Transporter and had come off the carriageway.
The driver of the white van, a man in his 30s f…