M6 is closed after a lorry carrying tinned fruit bursts into flames, sparking fears the cans could EXPLODE and hit cars Lorry carrying canned fruit overturned and caught alight in north Staffordshire Both lanes between junction 14 and junction 15 have been closed since 3pm Firefighters remain at the scene and a digger is being … Read more
Tributes are paid as ‘kindhearted’ student, 21, and ‘brilliant doctor’, 27, are named as victims of crash with a livestock lorry in Yorkshire Oliver Louis Knott, 21, and Maisie Jade Ryan, 27, killed last week on the A65 A lorry that was transporting livestock crashed into their two cars on February 18 Tributes have since … Read more
Lorry drivers who spend less than 48 hours in the UK will NOT have to pass a Covid test before being allowed into France as rules are relaxed from TONIGHT in a bid to speed up cross-border travel Transport Secretary Grant Shapps made the announcement today Currently HGV drivers heading to France are obliged to … Read more
This is the sealed refrigerated lorry where three migrants were saved from suffocating after calling police to say they were ‘struggling to breathe’. Cambridgeshire Police said the vehicle, believed to have travelled from France, was tracked along the A14 and the M11 with the help of Essex Police. ‘Those in the back of the lorry … Read more
Three migrants are rescued from inside refrigerated lorry from France after calling police at service station to tell them they were suffocating Cambridgeshire Police were alerted when someone inside called to raise alarm The vehicle, believed to be from France, was tracked to Brampton Hut services Three men found inside were found safe and uninjured as … Read more
‘Superwoman’ mother-of-three who pushed dairy lorry up snowy hill gets a year’s free supply of milk as reward Charlene Leslie, 33, was filmed pushing the massive Grahams milk lorry up a hill Supermarket worker was heading to the shops when she saw the Grahams lorry Graham’s has gifted Charlene, from Cowdenbeath, a year of free … Read more
Deliveroo driver, 34, died after his moped smashed into stationary lorry just half a mile from his home because he was ‘distracted by his phone’ inquest hears Marcos Martin, 43, dove into a stationary lorry without breaking in Basingstoke The lorry had its hazard lights on but he ‘failed to appreciate’ the vehicle The Brazilian suffered … Read more
Lorry crash sparks huge queues and on M25 in Essex – as London records second highest level of rush-hour traffic since start of third lockdown One lorry crashed on the orbital motorway, which goes around London It caused the M25 clockwise to be temporarily closed and a 50 minute jam The road was opened just … Read more
Government warns of worsening chaos at Britain’s ports as lorry traffic returns to normal levels – but Brussels says it won’t help ease backlogs unless Boris abandons his deregulation ambitions Projections from Cabinet Office anticipate Channel traffic’s imminent rise Truckers without requisite customs paperwork or negative test face turn-backs It comes as Brussels says it … Read more
Ministers are drawing up plans to fine Europe-bound lorry drivers £150 if they enter Kent without a negative Covid-19 test in a bid to keep borders flowing smoothly post-Brexit. Around 60 per cent of lorry drivers, or 2,400 a day, are understood to be arriving at the UK-EU border without having taken a test, despite … Read more