All news on the topic: Road Traffic Accidents

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Drivers are being urged to stay clear of the M25 amidst first closure since 1986
Junctions 10 and 11 in Surrey will be closed in both directions from 9pm on Friday until 6am on Monday, while a bridge is demolished and a new gantry is installed
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Five taken to hospital with injuries after bus crashes into block of flats
At least five people were injured when a bus crashed into high rise flats in Paisley, Glasgow, as several emergency services were dispatched to the scene
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Mum's devastation after son went to school but never came home
Bobby Colleran died of his injuries at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool after being hit by a van on his way home from school. Mum Joanne still lays place for him at the table
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Woman fights for life as pal 'killed by extremely intoxicated hit-&-run driver'
A woman in Dallas, Texas, is still fighting for her life on a ventilator a month after an 'extremely intoxicated' driver hit her with her car, causing a pile-up, and fled the scene
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11-month-old baby killed as drivers smashed in pram being pushed by mum
11-year-old Miracle Mae tragically lost her life after the stroller she was in was struck by a car alongside her mother, Marquise Reese, while crossing a street in Tucson, Arizona
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Driver's 'queue cutting hack' to avoid boring traffic jams sparks outrage
A driver has shared a video on social media showing how he manages to jump the queue on busy roads, but many people were left furious and called his actions 'reckless'
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Drink driver filmed his own fatal car crash before body lay in field for days
The body of a man who was full of drugs and drink was found near to the car he crashed in after he was flung out of the window an inquest into his death has revealed
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True cost of pothole crisis - hundreds dead, catastrophic injuries, lives broken
From unnecessary deaths to life-changing injuries, the state of the UK's roads is perilous and experts warn that with a nine-year repair backlog, there will be more lives lost
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Brother and sister left orphans after entire family wiped out in car crash
A teenage brother and sister were orphaned after a horror crash left their entire family dead — their parents and two younger brothers. Now, their uncle is scrambling to raise money for funerals and care
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Teenager shares last thing she remembers before crash killed sister and niece
The teen was driving her sister and niece home from school near Phelan, California, when the car collided with a van killing the two of them and leaving the family distraught
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Two people killed after being hit by BMW as police launch appeal
A man and a woman were killed in Bearsted, Maidstone, when they were hit by a black BMW X5 on Saturday
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Woman killed in ambulance crash after returning home from dream holiday
Lauren McFarland was described as a 'beautiful, caring and confident person' and had just come back from the Himalayas and Everest base camp when the accident happened
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Jockey dedicates winner to friend, 19, who died in tragic motorbike crash
After his success on Vicious Moves at Tampa Bay Downs, John Hiraldo gave a tribute to his "humble" friend Luis Yamil Marcano, who sadly died in a road traffic collision
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Heartbreaking tributes paid to three men killed after 4x4 plunged into River Esk
Scott Daddy, 28, Leslie Forbes, 70, and Patrick Hibbins, 59, tragically died after the 4x4 they were travelling in plunged into the River Esk in North Yorkshire
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'Real life' Christmas miracle over £600,000 raised for family after tragedy
Three of the same family were killed when their car was hit head on as they travelled back from a basketball game. Police say the driver of the other car, who was also killed, had a blood alcohol content three times the legal limit
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Boy, 9, 'decapitated’ in horror crash leaves doctors surprised as he survives
A 9-year-old boy survived an internal 'decapitation,' stunning doctors as he made a full recovery after a horrific motor vehicle accident outside of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas
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Exact date traffic will peak over Christmas - and congestion hotspots to avoid
Getaway traffic in the run up to Christmas will climb this week, peaking at 3.2 million drivers, with the RAC revealing the exact date as well as the routes with worst congestion
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M4 crash near airport sparks traffic chaos with huge queues across Severn Bridge
A 'serious collision' on the M4 near Bristol Airport took place shortly before 5am this morning, leading to police shutting the usually busy motorway in both directions
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Brit unconscious after motorbike crash in Greece as plea made for financial help
Kie Mathias, a father to "four beautiful girls", is currently in a serious condition at an Athens hospital after he crashed his hired motorcycle into a trolleybus - a cross between a tram and a bus - on Friday
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Chilling moment driver flees after hitting mum on her way to dinner with husband
Anne Jones, 60, had been on her way to dinner with her husband when she was knocked down by John Brazil, 28, who fled the scene and has been jailed for nine years
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Secret kept by teen, 16, with 'heart of gold' which resulted in his tragic death
Mckenna Leigh's parents were unaware their son had paid £180 for a stolen Honda 125, which he was not trained to ride, before he crashed it into another vehicle
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Teen killed by best friend 'clowning around' weeks after passing her test
Tayla King, then 18, crashed her car on the A4067 Swansea Valley road a month after passing her driving test, killing her passenger and best friend Chantelle Thomas
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Venice bus crash victims may have to be identified using DNA if they have no ID
Twenty one people were killed when an electric shuttle bus crashed through a guard rail and plummeted 50ft to the ground, with investigators struggling to identify victims
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Mum fears parking on danger road where motorists 'ignore red lights'
The cost of accidents to the public purse on the stretch of road is £1.8million. The figure covers collisions between 2017-2021 and is based on calculations from the Department for Transport
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Peel-off stickers 'form rude image' on 20mph signs as cheeky vandals strike
Vandals have been creating a rude image on new 20mph road signs by peeling off the '3' and placing it on its side below the '0' to create a rather suggestive road sign