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UK National News, Dec 16, 2014
Section Of M1 Closed Following Fatal Collision
A section of the northbound carriageway of the M1 between junction 16 and 17 is closed following a fatal road traffic accident. A man died after his car collided with a lorry in the early hours of Tu...
UK National News, Dec 15, 2014
Rail Replacement Bus Carrying 50 People Hit By Lorry
A bus carrying fifty people was hit by a lorry on the A34 in Oxfordshire in the early hours of Monday morning. The First Great Western rail replacement bus was carrying rail passengers from Oxford to...
UK National News, Nov 26, 2014
Police Appeal For Witnesses To Fatal M1 Collision
Police have appealed for any witnesses to a fatal road accident on the M1 in Leicestershire to come forward. One man was killed and three more injured in a collision involving seven cars and a lorry....
Northern Ireland News, Nov 12, 2014
Cyclist Killed In A1 Road Accident
A cyclist has died after his bike was hit by a lorry on the A1 near Sprucefield just outside the village of Hillsborough in County Down. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning at about 06:50 in t...
UK National News, Nov 6, 2014
Pig Lorry Overturns In North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire Police have reported a lorry carrying 200 pigs has overturned on the A59 in North Yorkshire. Police say the lorry carrying the pigs collided with another lorry and a car before overtu...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2014
Man Killed Killed By Lorry On M5
Avon and Somerset Police have reported the death of a man on the M5 near Taunton. It is understood the man, aged in his late 50s, was driving a lorry which had hit the central reservation on the nort...
UK National News, Oct 8, 2014
Police Called By People Travelling In Back Of Refrigerated Lorry
Police have uncovered 12 people in the back of a refrigerated lorry that was travelling on the M6 in Staffordshire. It is understood that one of the people in the back of the lorry called police at a...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2014
Cyclist Killed In North Down
A cyclist has been killed following a collision with a lorry. It is understood that the victim is male and aged in his 30s. The incident happened on the A1 carriageway outside Newry at about 20:30 on...
UK National News, Sep 11, 2014
Police Appeal For Witnesses After Woman Hit By Falling Traffic Lights
Northumbria Police have appealed for witnesses to an incident in which a pedestrian was hit by traffic lights after a lorry collided with them. It is understood that the female pedestrian was standin...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 29, 2014
Thieves Attempt To Steal Cash Machine
An investigation has been launched following the attempted robbery of a cash machine in Castlerock. Police said that a lorry made "a number of attempts" to remove the cash machine from a wall at a pe...
UK National News, Aug 29, 2014
Boy Killed By Bin Lorry While Using Zebra Crossing
A 12-year-old boy has died after being hit by a skip lorry in Devon. It is understood that the boy was struck by the lorry at about 15:10 on Thursday on Topsham Road near Countess Wear. The boy is u...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 27, 2014
Police Appeal For Witnesses Following Fatal Accident In L'Derry
Police in L'Derry have appealed for witnesses to a fatal accident in which an 81-year-old was knocked down and killed. Police say that Rhoda Kearney, from Maghera, was hit by an articulated lorry on ...
UK National News, Aug 26, 2014
Articulated Lorry Crashes Into Lincolnshire Restaurant
A restaurant in Whaplode, Lincolnshire, has been extensively damaged by an articulated lorry smashing into the front of it. The crash happened at about 21:00 on Monday when the lorry left the road a...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2014
Second L'Derry Alert Declared A Hoax
A suspicious object found inside a hijacked van in Co L'derry has been described as a hoax by police. At around 8.45pm on Thursday (21 August), the driver of the van was stopped by two men on the In...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2014
Severe Delays Caused By M25 Lorry Fire
Severe delays have been caused by a lorry fire on the M25 in Essex, the Highways Agency has reported. Emergency services were called to the scene at about 19:30 on Thursday. It happened on a section ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2014
L'Derry Alert Follows Vehicle Hijacking
Police have announced a security alert in L'Derry after masked men ordered a lorry driver to take an object to Strand Road police station. The lorry was stopped on Wednesday at about 12:30 in the Gal...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2014
Belfast Records Highest Recycling Rate
Belfast has recorded its highest ever recycling rate, the City Council has announced. Figures for 2013-14 show the city’s recycling rate has now reached 40%, putting the council on course to achieve ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2014
Young Girl Hit By Lorry In East Belfast
A young girl has been taken to hospital after an incident in which she was hit by a lorry in east Belfast. The 10-year-old was treated at the scene before being taken by ambulance to the Royal Victor...
UK National News, Jun 3, 2014
Giant Octopus Causes Chaos In Oxford Circus
A flatbed lorry with a large octopus on the back broke down in Oxford Street in London during this morning's rush hour, it has been reported. The breakdown caused disruptions for commuters, yet delig...
Northern Ireland News, May 16, 2014
NI Water Van Set Alight In N Belfast
A group of men have attacked and set alight an NI Water van while contractors were carrying out their duties, the body has said. The attack occurred in the Ladbrook Drive area of north Belfast at abo...
Northern Ireland News, May 8, 2014
Fatal RTC Victim Named
Police have named a 76-year-old woman who was killed in a crash in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, as Bridget Kelly from the local area. Ms Kelly was a pedestrian involved in a fatal collision with a ...
Northern Ireland News, May 7, 2014
Environment Minister Pledges Action On Wildlife Crime
Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has pledged to tackle wildlife crime in Northern Ireland. The Minister made the comment as he hosted a summit attended by almost 30 organisations. He said: "Our wil...
UK National News, Apr 17, 2014
Lorry Driver Arrested Over M26 Pile-Up
A 45-year-old lorry driver has been arrested in connection with a road accident that killed two people and left seven others injured. A 22-year-old woman and 16-year-old girl died in the five-vehicle...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2014
Traffic Disrupted As Lorry Overturns
Traffic was disrupted at Strabane Roundabout in County Tyrone today after a lorry overturned. The vehicle overturned on Bradley Way, spilling its contents over the road and a traffic island at 07:20 ...
UK National News, Mar 20, 2014
Royal Mail Lorry Smashes Into House
A 7.5 tonne Royal Mail Lorry has crashed into a house in Wheatsheaf Mews, off Brockhurst Road in Gosport. The incident happened just after 6am on Wednesday morning, when the lorry crashed in the home...
UK National News, Jan 22, 2014
Man Dies In Accident At Toyota Factory
A 56-year-old man has died in an accident at Toyota's vehicle manufacturing plant in Derbyshire. Police were called to the factory at around 00:40 following a report that the man, understood to be a ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 21, 2014
Man Fined For Dumping Tyres At Bonfire Site
A man has been fined for unauthorised waste tyre disposal after pulling up a lorry beside a bonfire in north Belfast and dumping a quantity of tyres. 36-year-old Gavin Anderson of Loranville, Larne, ...
UK National News, Jan 21, 2014
Coach Carrying 53 School Children Involved In Crash
A coach carrying 53 children has been involved in a crash on the A48 in Newport, south Wales. According to police the coach collided with a lorry at the Tredeger park at around 11:45am as the school ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2014
Man Killed In Dunmurry Traffic Collision
A man in his 20s has been killed after the car he was driving collided with a lorry on the outskirts of south Belfast on Friday morning. The incident occurred on the McKinstry Road in Dunmurry. It h...
UK National News, Dec 16, 2013
Anti-Fracking Protesters Block Site With Wind Turbine Blade
A 56ft wind turbine blade has been used by anti-fracking protesters to block access to a shale gas test drilling site. The turbine blade was placed outside the Barton Moss site in Salford at around 0...