Watch: North West’s driving incidents putting road workers’ lives at risk
Shocking footage has been released by Highways England as they claim road workers lives are being put at risk.
Shocking footage has been released by Highways England as they claim road workers lives are being put at risk.
Two Lancashire girls have been awarded the Public Bravery Award after calling 999 when their mum had a seizure on the motorway last November.
Motorists can now drive onto all sliproads to Mancunian Way, as the westbound carriageway re-opens six months after a sewer collapse left a giant sinkhole in the road.
A sheep dog found wandering along the motorway has been saved by traffic officers and taken to a Leigh animal rescue centre – but now he needs to find his way home.
A propane gas tanker has burst into flames on the M56 near Manchester, causing the motorway to be closed in both directions – drivers are urged to avoid the area.
A lorry has set ablaze, sending clouds of smoke billowing across the Manchester-bound M602 motorway – it is not yet known whether the driver of the vehicle has managed to escape the fire.
Manchester drivers are set to benefit from the biggest increase in capacity on the region’s roads for 50 years after Highways England announced it plans to invest £1.5billion in the North West’s roads.
A Stockport lorry driver who left a good Samaritan in a critical condition after snatching his van and dragging him down the M602 has been charged by police.
After pulling over to help the driver of an overturned lorry, a Manchester Good Samaritan was shocked to find the lorry driver jump into his own van and drive off – leaving him clinging to the vehicle.
A Tameside doctor lost his daughter and two other relatives in a road accident after his Cadillac people carrier crashed and overturned when it veered out of control ‘like a monster’, an inquest heard.
Contaminated Denton land set to be used for housing poses a health risk for future residents hoping to grow their own fruit and vegetables, according to a Labour MP.
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