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Two injured as car hits motorway slip road traffic lights

Two people were seriously injured when a car hit traffic lights on a motorway slip road, police have said.Greater Manchester Police said an Audi A3 crashed into lights as it left the M60 at Junction 22 in Oldham at about 04:00 BST.The force said six pe…

M6 crash between lorry and car leaves two men in Royal Stoke

Two men suffered ‘potentially serious injuries’ following a crash between a lorry and a car on the M6 in Staffordshire. The pair – the driver and passenger in the car – were both taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital.
Emergency services were sen…

Live: M6 ‘blocked’ as police at scene of collision

Police are currently at the scene of a crash on the M6 which has left a stretch of the motorway ‘blocked’. The collision has occurred on the southbound stretch between Junction 15 and 14.
National Highways has this morning issued an alert to motorists …

Monday Musings: A Cakewalk for Willie

We knew when he won the Grand National it would be tight, writes Tony Stafford. The differential between Willie Mullins, devouring his first (of many, no doubt) UK trainers’ titles and runner-up Dan Skelton, was in the end just the £344,717, more than …