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A main A-road leading to the M4 was shut in both directions this morning (Friday) after a lorry crashed into a bridge.
Traffic monitoring site, Inrix, reported at 7.20am: “A429 in both directions closed, slow traffic due to bridge struck by vehicle bet…
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One lane was shut on the A14 heading eastbound between junction 20 at Ellington and junction 21 at Brampton Hut.
A spokesperson for National Highways confirmed this was due to a crash involving two lorries.
A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said…
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The freight company said they are investigating the incident involving one of their drivers
14:45, 16 Oct 2025
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The driver was spotted watching TV(Image: Submitted)
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Buses have also been diverted due to the incident
13:07, 16 Oct 2025Updated 13:26, 16 Oct 2025
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Police block Riverside Drive after a person was hit by a lorry (Image: Liverpool ECHO)
Part of a major Liverpo…
Inverness Sheriff Court.
A RETIRED lorry driver with over 60 years of unblemished motoring blotted his copybook last year, when he misjudged an overtake and almost crashed head-on into another car on the A835 near Ullapool.
Inverness Sheriff Court …