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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…
A driver has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after lorry crashed into a bridge on the M5. Emergency services were called to the motorway between Taunton and Bridgwater at around 6.25am today (Friday, June 28).
The lorry driver was trap…
Five people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries and a man arrested following a two-vehicle crash on the M5. The incident happened on the M5 northbound at junction 12 for Quedgeley, just south of Gloucester, at about 02:15 BST. The motorwa…
We go to work in a Scania 460R Super and find the Swedish marque’s new 13-litre engine pushes the boundaries for both performance and economy.
There’s been such a shift in recent years toward bigger cabs and higher outputs that a truck with a mid-sized…
A new service station from the company behind Tebay Services has been delayed after the government called in the decision.
Tatton Estates and the Westmorland Group[1], which runs the famous Tebay site and two sister service station and farm shop comple…
Building a new junction on the M5 is “not the answer” to delivering better transport links to Somerset’s new ‘gigafactory’, a prominent transport campaigner has said. Agratas, which is part of the Tata group, confirmed in late-February that it would be…
Traffic monitoring service Inrix said: “Just before 16:30 all traffic was held.”The closure has now been extended back to J21 to assist.”Traffic is also congested on the opposite side of the motorway due to onlookers and trapped traffic has been allowe…
Motorists have been issued a warning regarding the M5 as the Glastonbury Festival is set to see hundreds of thousands take to the roads. Significant travel disruptions are anticipated next week, including on the M5.
The five-day event, commencing on Ju…
Navigating England’s motorways often means a stop at a service station. But not all service stations are created equal. Here, we explore the top ten service stations in England, in no particular order, detailing the amenities that make them stand …