UK Motorway

Man Dies After Crane Falls On M25

PA | Posted 05.06.2013 | UK

A man has died after a crane fell from a yard on to the M25. The man, who is believed to have fallen from the crane, was pronounced dead at the sce...

M6 Motorway Closed After 'Suspicious Vehicle' Reported

PA | Posted 24.05.2013 | UK

Suspected fuel thieves closed a 12-mile stretch of one of the country's busiest motorways today after police were called to reports of a "suspicious v...

Man Killed In Motorway Bridge Fall

PA | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK

A man died after falling from a motorway bridge on to the road below. Police were called to the M42 between junctions 3a and 4 in Birmingham at 10....

Manslaughter Charges Over M5 Pile-Up Dropped Against Fireworks Organiser

PA | Posted 15.01.2013 | UK

Relatives of the seven people who died in a pile-up on the M5 said their torment goes on after manslaughter charges against a firework display organis...

Coach Crashes On M3 Near Fleet, Vehicle Overturned

PA | Posted 07.01.2013 | UK

A coach carrying about 40 passengers has overturned while travelling on a motorway, according to police. The accident, which happened on the M3 so...

Vehicle Torn Into Three Pieces In M6 Motorway Crash

Huffington Post UK/ PA | Posted 23.02.2013 | UK

A man has been injured following a serious motorway crash. His vehicle split into at least three pieces following the collision between junctions 5...

25-Year-Old Arrested After Two Killed In M1 Crash

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.12.2012 | UK

A 25-year-old has been arrested over a high-speed crash on the M1 in which two people were killed and another six injured. The man from east London...

M1 Closed Near Watford After 'Serious Collision'

PA | Posted 03.12.2012 | UK

A serious collision involving two cars on the M1 has closed five junctions of the motorway in both directions, police have said. The accident happe...

M20 In Chaos After Pile-Up

PA | Posted 20.09.2012 | UK

A pile-up on a motorway will mean traffic chaos for most of Thursday after police closed a section of the M20 in Kent. Emergency services were call...

WATCH: Daring Ducks Cross Busy Motorway

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 05.09.2012 | UK Comedy

Quick! Pass the smelling salts! Our nerves are in absolute shreds after watching this mother duck and her brood crossing the motorway in Toronto. W...

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 ...

M6 Motorway Closed After Serious Accident

PA | Posted 13.08.2012 | UK

A stretch of the M6 motorway has been closed after a serious collision that killed a horse and left a number of people injured. The southbound carr...

WATCH: Driver Drunk On Plum Brandy Drives Wrong Way Down M6

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 10.08.2012 | UK

A Hungarian lorry driver drove the wrong way for three miles in the dark down one of the country's busiest motorways - after getting drunk on home-mad...

Police Appeal For Witnesses After Woman Dies In M5 Crash

PA | Posted 21.07.2012 | UK

Traffic police have appealed for witnesses after a woman died in a crash which forced the closure of a motorway for more than five hours. West Merc...

Motorway Drama As Van Driver Left Hanging

PA | Posted 01.05.2012 | UK

A driver was left trapped as his van dangled off a motorway bridge above a pedestrian walkway. Fire crews were met with the Italian Job-style drama...

Two Killed In M1 Crash

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.04.2012 | UK

Two people have been killed in a motorway collision on the M1, police have said. The accident occurred shortly after 5am on the southband carriagew...

Motorway Chaos As Lorry Spills Baked Beans

PA | Posted 20.04.2012 | UK

Traffic was brought to a halt on a busy motorway after a lorry full of beans shed its load over the road. The driver of the lorry was trying to avo...

Man In Court After M6 Crash That Killed Four-Year-Old

PA | Posted 08.04.2013 | UK

A 63-year-old man will appear in court today charged with causing the death of a four-year-old girl in a motorway crash. The man, from the Sunderla...

Pimlico Family Hurt In Fatal Easter Sunday Road Crash

PA | Posted 08.06.2012 | UK

Road accident investigators were today probing a devastating road crash which left a woman dead and an 18-month-old girl critically injured. Two ot...

M1 Motorway Shut After Chemical Blaze

PA | Posted 23.05.2012 | UK

The M1 motorway was tonight forced close in both directions because of a chemical fire, causing "significant delays" to motorists. Drivers and near...

M42 Crash: Van Slams Through Bridge Above Busy Motorway

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 19.05.2012 | UK

A van has crashed through a bridge above the M42 and landed on the motorway, hitting several other vehicles. But police said that despite the van h...

WATCH: Wheel Falls Of BMW In The Middle Of The Road

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 14.03.2012 | UK Comedy

Do you know anyone who actually owns a dashboard camera? Or, as they're more commonly known, a dash cam? Because if you do, we'd like to thank you for...

M6 Reopens After Fatal Crash

PA | Posted 10.03.2012 | UK

The M6 in Cheshire reopened this morning after a crash in which a lorry driver was killed forced its closure for nearly 11 hours. The motorway was ...

Christmas Travel: Millions On Roads As Getaway Begins

PA | Posted 23.12.2011 | UK

Millions of people have taken to the roads on what is expected to be the busiest day of the Christmas getaway. Airports and ports are also full of ...

Motorists Told To Avoid Parts Of M25

PA | Posted 20.12.2011 | UK

Motorists have being urged to avoid parts of the M25 after a fatal crash which has been referred to the police complaints watchdog. The motorway wa...