Transport and Logistics Network
The motorway was closed for over 17 hours
12:02, 07 May 2026
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The empty M5 at sunset amidst a police closure.(Image: National Highways)
A man has died after a two-vehicle crash on the M5 which closed the motorway for over 17 hours[1].
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The crackdown forms part of Merseyside Police’s ongoing zero-tolerance approach to the ‘Fatal Four’ offences
21:29, 12 Feb 2026
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The M57 motorway near Switch Island(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)
More than 100 drivers have been caug…
Traffic is building on the M62 this morning. Live traffic cameras show long queues near junction six at Tarbock heading towards Rainhill. It’s reported[1] there has been an accident, causing traffic to build on a small section of the M57[2] too at junc…
Traffic is building on the M57 this morning after an incident. At 8.55am, traffic monitoring service Inrix said that the M57 southbound was partially blocked due to an obstruction on the road before junction six at the A506 Valley Road in Kirkby.
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A series of notices have been made public
06:00, 01 Dec 2025
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The M62 motorway(Image: Liverpool Echo)
Councils across the Liverpool City Region have issued a list of public notices in the past seven days. These are important documents which…
Lee Morton, 60, was pronounced dead at the scene last week
19:15, 17 Sep 2025
Police were called to a fatal crash last Wednesday (Image: Liverpool Echo)
Merseyside Police has issued an update following a fatal crash on the M57 last week. Emergency se…
A 60-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene
19:11, 12 Sep 2025
Police were called to a fatal crash on Wednesday (Image: Liverpool Echo)
Merseyside Police has issued an update following a fatal crash on the M57. Emergency services were called s…
A “serious” crash has closed the M57[1] with reports of a car catching fire and multiple emergency services in attendance earlier this evening.
Drivers were stuck in gridlocked traffic as rescuers attended the scene, traffic management system Inrix re…
Nathan Owen, 32, of The Grove, is charged with dangerous driving, causing a public nuisance, and two counts of fraud by false representation.
Owen appeared at Liverpool Magistrates Court on Wednesday (August 13) for his first hearing.
His case[1] was s…