M62

Young dealer jailed after stop search in uncovered drug op

Jack Case was described by a Crown Court judge as “bright enough to know what he was getting into”.
The 24-year-old, of St Helens Road, Rainford, was travelling in a car with three other passengers along the M62 in Warrington when the vehicle was stopp…

Traffic stopped on M60 after horses running amok towards m-way

At around 5am, National Highways North West reported traffic on the M60 anticlockwise at J25 Bredbury, was stopped temporarily after horses were heading to the motorway.
A spokesman for National Highways North West said: “Police and National Highways h…

Rush hour traffic building after Croft Interchange collision

According to National Highways North West, two out of three lanes have been closed on the M6 within the roadworks at junction 21a, where the motorway meets the M62.
It posted: “2 lanes (of 3) are closed on the #M6[1] southbound in #Cheshire[2] within J…

Jaguar driver who said ‘brakes failed’ released after arrest

Last week, a driver told of the terror he felt after, he said, his brakes failed on the motorway.[1]
The incident was widely reported by media outlets, with two lanes shut on the motorway while police escorted the driver just after 2.15pm on Wednesday,…

Police arrest driver of ‘runaway’ Jaguar I-Pace electric car

The driver of an electric car who claimed that a technical glitch caused him to drive down a motorway at 100mph has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.
Nathan Owen, 31, was returning from his first day at a new job when his £80,000 electri…

Pay tribute to Bradford’s Shahid Ali after fatal M62 crash

Emergency services were called to the scene of the collision, which happened on the eastbound carriageway close to junction 29, for Lofthouse, at around 3.30am yesterday.
West Yorkshire Police said the crash involved a white Audi A3 “travelling against…