Engine ripped from Skoda in crash escape
A man had a miracle escape after his car flew 60ft through the air before hitting the ground with enough force – to tear out its engine. The driver skidded off a bend on the B3357 near Tavistock, Devon, and landed nose-first on a bank. The impact was powerful enough to dislodge the Skoda Yeti’s engine and catapult it a further 20ft
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West Country wakes up to a blanket of fog
West Country wakes up to a blanket of fog
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Hold ups on Somerset roads
Hold ups on Somerset roads
A broken down lorry, accident and mist are holding up traffic on Somerset roads.
Early morning mist is causing queues across the region but traffic is slow but moving on most roads and the M4 and M5.
A broken down lorry is partially blocking the A37 Wraxall Hill in Wraxall and traffic is slow on the A38 Bridgwater Road Barrow Gurney, near the Hobbs Lane junction, because of an accident.
Traffic is slow in the roadworks area on A39 Quantock Road in both directions in Wembdon between the B3339…
Man dies after being run over by lorry on M5 this morning
Man dies after being run over by lorry on M5 this morning
A man had died after being run over by a lorry on the M5 early this morning
The incident happened shortly before 1am on the northbound section of the motorway between junctions 22 and 21.
A lorry travelling northbound was in collision with a pedestrian at about 00.51am.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Collision investigators are keen to speak to anyone who was travelling along the motorway at the time of the incident, who may have information to help their enquiries.
Anyone able…
