A35

Where does the UK rank when it comes to safe roads?

Road safety statistics: best to worst

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Road safety varies enormously from country to country – some places see very few fatalities on the road, while others suffer large numbers each year. Based on 2019 data collated …

Lyndhurst accident: Driver in court after lorry shed load

Salwomir Kotlowski from Stevenage, Hertfordshire appeared before magistrates last month in connection with an incident on the A35 in Lyndhurst. 
He is accused of driving with an unsecured load after concrete slabs fell from a lorry travelling west near…

Dorset: Driver arrested after lorry flips on B3075 near A31

The B3075 has been closed this morning between the A31 Worlds End Pub and Morden Park Corner after a lorry flipped in the road.
Police, fire and ambulance services all attended the incident.
Two people were pulled to safety by firefighters using ladder…

M5 traffic live in Somerset ahead of weekend rush – updates

Drivers could face delays on major routes through Somerset when the normal weekend rush is expected to resume this afternoon (November 11).
While the spring and summer months sees traffic levels peak on the M5, A303, A38 and other key routes across the…

Child in hospital after A30 crash involving agricultural vehicle

A child has been taken to hospital following a crash on the A30. Three vehicles were involved in the crash, including an agricultural vehicle.
Police, paramedics and firefighters were all sent to the scene after the incident shortly before 10am yesterd…

PETA calls for memorial to two cows that died in A35 crash

The campaign group has written to Dorset Council leader Spencer Flower asking for permission to create a memorial to the dead cows in Upton.
On Monday, July 17, a livestock lorry carrying 56 cows flipped over on the Bakers Arms roundabout with all but …

Man in 70s dies in fatal crash on A35 near Dorset border

The busy road – a key route between Dorset and Devon – was closed for about eight hours near Axminster yesterday afternoon.
The crash involved a Citroen C3 car and a MAN lorry near the junction with the A358 at about 1.40pm.
A man in his 70s, from Kilm…

Man killed in collision between car and lorry on A35

A man has died following a collision between a car and a lorry on a main road, say police.The man, aged in his 70s, from Kilmington, near Axminster, Devon, was pronounced dead at the scene following the crash on the A35 at about 13:40 BST on Thursday.D…