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The horrifying moment a lorry plunged off a flyover into oncoming motorway traffic
A LORRY driver has had what paramedics described as an "amazing" escape after his vehicle plunged from a motorway flyover and crashed onto a road below.
dailyexpress.co.uk (2 months and 12 days ago)
Lorry driver survives plunge from motorway flyover
Man airlifted to hospital in Birmingham after HGV left flyover on M42 and crashed on to M6 Toll in WarwickshireAn HGV driver had a lucky escape when his lorry careered off a motorway flyover and plunged on to the road below.The lorry left the flyover on the M42 and crashed on to the M6 Toll near Coleshill in...
guardian.co.uk (2 months and 12 days ago)
Amazing escape as lorry plunges off flyover from one motorway on to another
An HGV driver had a lucky escape when his lorry careered off a motorway flyover and plunged on to the road below.
independent.co.uk (2 months and 12 days ago)
Amazing escape as lorry plunges from one motorway on to another
An HGV driver had a lucky escape when his lorry careered off a motorway flyover and plunged on to the road below.
independent.co.uk (2 months and 12 days ago)
M42 Flyover Crash: Lorry Falls Onto M6 Toll
A lorry driver suffers serious injuries but crawls from his vehicle after it falls from a motorway bridge onto another road.
sky.com (2 months and 12 days ago)
One Direction fan rushed to hospital after being hit by lorry ahead of Newcastle arena gig
The girl was struck by the vehicle as fellow fans watched on in horror outside the Metro Arena in Newcastle, where 1D were performing
mirror.co.uk (2 months and 12 days ago)
Victoria cyclist death: Crushed bicycle is a stark reminder of the danger faced by city centre...
A cyclist has died in central London after being hit by a lorry in front of horrified commuters during rush hour. It is thought her bicycle was caught under the wheels as she and the driver turned at the same time.
dailymail.co.uk (2 months and 13 days ago)
Nutella Heist: 5.5 Tonnes Of Spread Stolen
A gang raided a parked lorry in Bad Hersfeld, Germany, making off with jars of chocolate spread worth £13,600 in total.
sky.com (2 months and 13 days ago)
Woman killed in central London rush hour cycle horror
A woman cyclist was killed when she was hit by a lorry during the rush hour in central London today as horrified commuters looked on.
standard.co.uk (2 months and 13 days ago)
Chilcot: Any WMD owned by Saddam 'could fit on the back of a lorry'... and Libya was greater...
Secret evidence given to the Chilcot Inquiry into the conflict reveals the former Prime Minister was told in 2002 that Libya posed a far greater threat and was pursuing an active nuclear weapons programme.
dailymail.co.uk (2 months and 13 days ago)
Beanz meanz jamz: Lorry carrying thousands of tins of baked beans sheds load across motorway
Drivers in Merseyside were being urged to keep clear of the M6 at Haydock this evening with one lane of the motorway in both directions remaining closed.
dailymail.co.uk (2 months and 17 days ago)
Baked beans spillage on motorway means long delays for drivers
Drivers were being urged to steer clear of the M6 after the lorry struck the central reservation barrier and came to rest in the southbound carriageway
mirror.co.uk (2 months and 18 days ago)
Beanz meanz linez: baked-bean lorry crash causes motorway mess
Motorists urged to avoid M6 near Haydock as truck sheds its load and creates chaos in both directionsA lorry carrying tins of baked beans has crashed and shed its load across a motorway.Drivers in Merseyside were tonight being urged to steer clear of the M6 at Haydock where one lane in each direction remained...
guardian.co.uk (2 months and 18 days ago)
Family ordered to remove ghost bike memorial to singer killed by lorry
A ghost bike commemorating a singer killed in a collision with a skip lorry has had a removal order fastened to it by Hackney council.
standard.co.uk (2 months and 18 days ago)
Eddie Stobart executive chairman to step down
Avril Palmer-Baunack was promoted less than three months ago to role haulage group now describes as no longer appropriateLess than three months after promoting its deputy chief executive Avril Palmer-Baunack to the position of executive chairman, lorry group Eddie Stobart has made a sudden U-turn, announcing she is...
guardian.co.uk (2 months and 19 days ago)
M25 crash: Two lorry drivers arrested after motorist killed in horror crash
Three lorries and five cars were involved in the pile up between J29, Romford, and J30, Lakeside, at around 12.30pm this afternoon.
dailymail.co.uk (2 months and 19 days ago)
Lorry shedding its load leads to pile-up on North Circular
Two lorries and three cars were involved in a major pile-up on the North Circular Road today after a heavy goods vehicle crossed a central reservation and shed its load.
standard.co.uk (2 months and 19 days ago)
Josephine d'Allant: Violence Against Women? Call the Kung Fu Grannies!
Women all over the developing world face harassment, threats, and abuse on a daily basis. The brutal gang rape of a young medical student in New Delhi last December ignited India, and the rest of the world, leading to mass protests for women's rights and demands for safer cities for all. The following examples from...
huffingtonpost.com (2 months and 20 days ago)
LCC details bike-friendly Safer Urban Lorry design
According to the London Cycling Campaign (LCC), though only five percent of all motor traffic in the UK's capital are lorries (trucks), they account for half of all cycling deaths in the Greater London area. Last November, the group launched its Safer Lorries, Safer Cycling campaign – which calls on councils to take...
gizmag.com (2 months and 24 days ago)
New driver, 17, killed with two friends in lorry smash as he drove to show mum new car
An inquest heard Jack Boyton and pals Harry Ferrand, 17, and Ashley Jones, 19, were killed when their Vauxhall Corsa ploughed into the back of a lorry on the A10 in Hertfordshire
mirror.co.uk (2 months and 25 days ago)
Dodging sanctions in Iran: Around the block
“IT’S all about the documents,” says Sajad, a manager of an Iranian shipping firm. “Iran is in the printing business now.” He is referring to the lengths to which Iranian companies go to circumvent sanctions. In this case, the documents are faked to make Iranian oil look as if it came from Iraq. Iraq exports a lot...
economist.com (2 months and 25 days ago)
Cypriots in UK tell of despair at bank crisis
Laiki customers blame EU, Germany and single currency as they face losing slice of savingsThe retired businessman picking at a late lunch of pastourma and avgolemeno soup at the Cypriot community centre in north London on Monday afternoon would not give his name, his age or any hint as to what he used to do for a...
guardian.co.uk (2 months and 27 days ago)
Why I'm not convinced cyclist-friendly lorries are the solution to road fatalities | Matt Seaton
A new goldfish-bowl cab design is well intentioned – but it's human behaviour that really makes a blind spot lethalHaving nearly lost one childhood friend and one adult friend to left-turning lorries that caught them in the blind spot and left them with nowhere to go but, almost, under their wheels, the first thing...
guardian.co.uk (2 months and 30 days ago)
New Safer Urban Lorry without the blind spot makes it easier to spot cyclists
A campaign group has revealed its design for a new type of “cycle-friendly” lorry in a bid to cut deaths on London roads.
standard.co.uk (3 months ago)
Runaway lorry scare on German road
A heavy lorry careers along a German motorway for 10km (six miles) with an unconscious driver at the wheel, but nobody is hurt.
bbci.co.uk (3 months and 1 day ago)
Lorry design change to save cyclists
Potentially fatal blind-spots found with many of the lorries on Britain’s roads would be virtually eliminated under a draft design...
thetimes.co.uk (3 months and 1 day ago)
Why the London Cycling Campaign designed a bike-friendly lorry
A lower driving position and bigger windows could help curb the number of serious cyclist accidents involving construction lorries.The London Cycling Campaign has designed a new Safer Urban Lorry, and is calling on the construction industry to adopt it to make our towns and cities safer for walking and cycling....
guardian.co.uk (3 months and 1 day ago)
Cyclist-friendly lorry design aims to cut number of fatal accidents
London Cycling Campaign proposes plans to cut height of lorries and to extend side windows of the cabsIt is one of the most terrifying moments for any novice urban cyclist: the first time a huge, high-sided construction truck lumbers alongside, the driver invisible within their lofty cab. Now a leading cycling group...
guardian.co.uk (3 months and 2 days ago)
Fireball horror: 13 dead after firework truck explodes during religious ceremony in Mexico
Villagers were taking part in a procession in Jesus Tepactepec, a small village in Tlaxcala state, when a firework accidentally landed on the lorry
mirror.co.uk (3 months and 5 days ago)
Deadly fireworks explosion in Mexico
At least 12 people died and dozens more were hurt when a small lorry loaded with fireworks exploded in a small village in central Mexico.
bbci.co.uk (3 months and 5 days ago)
