Traffic Accidents

Lower Speed Limit For New Drivers, Says Coroner

PA | Posted 15.01.2013 | UK

A coroner has called on the government to impose new restrictions on recently qualified drivers following the death of a teenager in a road crash. ...

Over Half of Brits are Scared of Driving in the Dark

David Quin | Posted 02.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
David Quin

For many of us it's not just the rural country roads that are a concern; breaking down in the dark was the biggest single worry for drivers (26 per cent). Although people are concerned, it seems that many (31 per cent) are still not prepared for emergencies in winter, as they fail to keep a shovel, torch, blanket, phone charger and warm clothes in their car.

Aspiring Model Killed by Asylum Seeker 'Driving Wrong Way On Motorway'

PA | Posted 17.09.2012 | UK

A young woman killed after an asylum seeker allegedly drove the wrong way down a motorway was a university-educated aspiring model, her family has rev...

Police Make Arrest After Leeds Hit-And-Run

PA | Posted 21.08.2012 | UK

A 36-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run incident which left a two-year-old boy and his 10-year-old sister fighting for th...

Shamed By The Police: The 80 Motorists Who Slowed Down To Snap Crews Trying To Free Woman From 'Horrific' Crash

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 17.08.2012 | UK

Police have released images of an astonishing 80 motorists who slowed down to photograph emergency crews as they tried to free a young women from a ...

Robert Mugabe's Motorcade Kills One And Injures 15

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 19.06.2012 | UK

One person was killed and 15 hurt when a minibus collided head-on with President Robert Mugabe’s motorcade in Zimbabwe. The crash, which happened...

Peter Rippington's Family: 'Your Support Has Given Us Strength'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.02.2012 | UK

The family of teacher Peter Rippington, who was killed in a bus crash in northern France on Sunday, have expressed thanks for the support they have re...

Derek Thompson Named As Driver Of French Coach Crash

Sara C Nelson/ PA | Posted 20.02.2012 | UK

The driver of the coach in which schoolteacher Peter Rippington was killed, and 27 were left injured after it crashed on its way back from a school sk...

Did The Driver Fall Asleep At The Wheel?

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.04.2012 | UK

The driver of the coach that killed schoolteacher Peter Rippington, and left injured 27 after it crashed on its way back from a school ski trip in Fra...

One Dead After British School Coach Crashes In France

Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 20.04.2012 | UK

Four people were being treated for serious injuries in hospital on Sunday after a coach carrying schoolchildren home from a ski trip crashed in northe...

One Dead After British School Coach Crashes In France

PA | Posted 20.04.2012 | UK

Four people were being treated for serious injuries in hospital on Sunday after a coach carrying schoolchildren home from a ski trip crashed in northe...

London Street Transformed Into 'Clutter-Free Space'

Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 02.02.2012 | UK

One of London's busiest streets has been transformed into a "shared space" where cars and pedestrians mingle freely. Exhibition Road in Kensington,...

Florida Pile-Up Kills Ten (VIDEO)

Posted 30.01.2012 | UK

At least 10 people were killed in a pile-up when cars and lorries collided with each other on a Florida highway that was shrouded in fog. Lieutenan...

Man Killed In Quad Bike Crash

PA | Posted 31.12.2011 | UK

A quad bike rider has died after hitting a tree while riding in woods. Police said the incident happened on land near Malton, North Yorkshire, earl...

Chinese Child Throws Tantrum And Gets Trapped Under Car (Video)

Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 13.12.2011 | UK

Dramatic CCTV footage has captured the moment a five-year-old child was rescued unharmed from under a car moments after being run over. The young g...

German Driver Gets Sports Car Stuck On Boulder

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 29.11.2011 | UK

Playing driving games like Grand Theft Auto, you can occasionally find your vehicle snagged on a tree or a branch or a rock. In real-life? Not so much...

And Then There was Silence

Minimum Cover | Posted 20.11.2011 | UK
Minimum Cover

"Can you go straight out to an accident" said the skipper as I walked in the door at twenty-to-five clutching my lunch and a box of reduced price Asda cookies to share with the shift. I had, for once, had time to grab a treat (on the way to work) for us to munch on during parade but wasn't going to be able to join them to eat it.

Speed Cameras: A Waste Of Money?

Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.10.2011 | UK

Speed cameras have a mixed record in driving down accidents on England’s roads, official figures suggest. Statistics released by the Department f...