A man has been arrested following an incident at a West Country building site that left a man with serious head injuries. Detectives are still investigating the circumstances which occurred on North Quay in Hayle, Cornwall, on Friday, August 4.
Officer…
Man killed in crash
A man has died following the collision between a car and a lorry carrying livestock this morning, say police.
The collision, on the A39 between Fiddington and Cannington was reported at 6.35am. Emergency services and the air ambulan…
A man has been arrested after a Somerset restaurant’s front door was smashed up after furniture was thrown at it. The incident unfolded this morning (August 7) at Brazz in Castle Bow, Taunton[1].
Avon and Somerset Police[2] said officers were called ou…
The incident happened at around 6.35 this morning (Monday, August 7) on the A39 between Fiddington and Cannington.
Emergency services and the air ambulance attended the scene.
The driver of the purple Vauxhall car, a man in his 60s, sadly died at the s…
Warmer weather is set to brighten Somerset later this week – but showers and cloudy conditions will continue to linger around. The school holidays have had a damp feel to them so far with the mercury struggling to break past 20°C.
However, the Met Offi…
An air ambulance has landed near Cannington in Somerset after a serious crash involving a lorry containing livestock and a car. The A39 has been closed in both directions from Currypool Lane to Oatley Lane[1], east of the village.
The collision was ini…
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Mobile speed camera units will be out across of Somerset during the course of this week in a bid to clamp down on dangerous driving. Police are continuing their assault on speeders in an effort to improve road safety in the county.
Vans and other units…
Hundreds of holidaymakers heading to the coast are suffering major delays following a serious crash on the A39 in Cornwall[1]. The road near Truro is closed in both directions following a collision involving three vehicles.
Traffic monitoring service I…
A motorist has to pay out more than £1,300 and has been hit with six points on their licence after their vehicle overtook a cyclist on a narrow road in Somerset. In stills posted by Avon and Somerset Police’s Road Policing team on Twitter today (July 1…
A person was rushed to hospital following a crash between a car and a lorry near Bath this morning (July 13). Avon and Somerset Police[1] were called to the A37 High Street, in Ston Easton, at around 10.30am.
The road was closed following the collision…
Traffic is being brought to a halt across Devon and Cornwall today as volumes build and crashes close lanes and even roads. Four accidents have been causing hold-ups by the middle of the day, with other roads seeing traffic slow to a crawl – including …
Eight people have tragically died in crashes on roads across the South West in recent weeks. Police are investigating six incidents, including one which involved multiple arrests.
First, motorbike rider died following a crash near Kingsbridge[1] on Apr…
The M5 reopened this morning (Thursday, April 27) after police carried out “a full investigation” into a crash in Somerset last night (April 26). Traffic monitoring site Inrix first reported the collision at 10.32pm.
Traffic was stopped near Bridgwater…