Transport and Logistics Network
The modern driver’s journey begins with a cacophony of bongs. First, a bong from the central locking lets you know the car is open, then as you clamber in, a bong from the satnav reminds you to “stay focused on the road and obey traffic laws[1]”. …
Following a crash this afternoon (Thursday, 04 July), major traffic built up on a key route in Bristol with one landed completely closed. There was queuing traffic on the M5 Northbound before J19 A369 Martcombe Road (Portishead).
Google Maps showed sev…
POLICE have appealed for witnesses to a motorway crash early on Friday morning (June 28) where a lorry hit a bridge and left the driver trapped in his cab.
The incident happened on the northbound carriageway between junctions 25 and 24 and caused the …
A lorry driver has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after an M5 crash.Firefighters used hydraulic cutting equipment to free the motorist following the lorry crashing into a bridge. The driver was taken to hospital by air ambulance with inju…
Somerset Council warning
Somerset Council is warning of major disruption to waste collections across Taunton and the surrounding areas following a serious accident on the M5 this morning.
The associated road closures and congestion are unfortunately ha…