A main road through Somerset was blocked in both directions this afternoon (Friday, March 15) after a lorry flipped onto its side. The A37 near Pylle was blocked between the turn off to Pylle and Platterwell Lane.
Pictures from the scene show a lorry f…
It happened yesterday morning at Long Ash Lane
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A man in his 20’s has died after a crash involving two cars and a lorry near Dorchester.
Dorset Police received a report at 5.42am yes…
Where we can drive our cars has been a major conversation in Bath and North East Somerset in 2023.
Key debates have ranged from issues such Bath and North East Somerset Council’s rollout of low traffic neighbourhoods[1], and the anti-terror bollards in…
Met Office rain warning for South West and North East as well of South Wales Ice warning in Scotland as RAC warns drivers of ‘very treacherous’ conditionsBy Mark Duell[1] and Liz Hull[2] Published: 13:11, 4 December 2023 | Updated: 18:09, 4 Decem…
More than 20 flood warnings are in force across south-west England as the UK faces heavy rain but a decreasing risk of snow, forecasters have said. Travel disruption is expected as a Met Office yellow weather[1] warning for rain is in place across part…
A man was rushed to hospital following a crash on the A303[1] in Somerset[2]. The road is closed near South Petherton following the collision between two vehicles, one of which was parked.
Avon and Somerset Police[3] were called to the scene between th…
A stretch of the A303 in Somerset was closed following a serious crash this morning (November 14). There was slow traffic on the westbound carriageway.
According to traffic monitoring site Inrix, two lorries were involved in the crash between Podimore …
A road in North Somerset was blocked by a crash this morning (November 8). According to traffic monitoring site Inrix, there were long delays on Kingdown Road in Winford.
The crash took place between Old Hill and Hen Lane at around 9.45am. The road was…
A flood warning remains in place in Somerset[1] with residents urged to “act now”. The Environment Agency (EA) have also issued a number of flood alerts in areas of the county where “flooding is possible”.
The red warning is in force for Curry Moor and…
An elderly woman died following a crash in Saltford yesterday (November 6). Avon and Somerset Police[1] said a BMW 320D collided with a lamppost and a parked car at low speed on Pepys Close at around 6.40pm.
Emergency services rushed to the crash but t…
A man has tragically died in a Somerset house fire, police have confirmed.[1]
Several fire crews, paramedics and police all rushed to the incident in Alhampton, near Castle Cary, yesterday (Monday, November 6). A fire engine became stuck in a ditch on …
Mobile speed camera units will be out in force across Somerset this week as part of efforts to clamp down on dangerous driving. Police will be carrying out patrols in all corners of the county as they attempt to improve road safety in the county.
Mobil…
Police are appealing for help from the public in tracking down a lorry driver who was seen driving dangerously in Yeovil. The incident is said to have happened between 6.15am and 6.45am on Friday, August 18.
The lorry travelled down the A303, Thorne La…
Officers are appealing for witnesses to the white vehicle seen being driven “dangerously”.
They want to speak to anyone who saw the incident on the A303, Thorne Lane and Western Avenue areas of Yeovil and along the A37 between Yeovil and Ilchester.
An …