First bus trapped in hole in Milton Road, Weston-super-Mare
A First bus has driven into a metre-wide hole that appeared in Milton Road in Weston-super-Mare this morning and has become trapped.
The driver of the single deck bus who looks “in distress” cannot move and the road is now flooding according to eyewitness Elizabeth Island.
She said: “The drain must have subsided. He cannot move and the road is now flooding”.
The police have closed Milton Road.
The A431 Kelston Road near Bath to stay shut for SIX months due…
Kelston Road, a major route, linking Bristol and Bath will be closed until at least September, it emerged this afternoon.
Bath and North East Somerset Council revealed the road – the A431 – will be closed for at least another six months.
In a statement it said: “Following the closure of the Kelston Road in mid-February, the ground remains unstable and the landslip is still active.
“The Council is sparing no effort to establish exactly what underground damage is being caused by water…
Tesco lorry leaves trail of destruction after crash in Devon
This is the trail of destruction left after a Tesco lorry crashed off a road smashed into five vehicles and ploughed – into a house.
Emergency services rushed to the scene in the early hours of the morning after the delivery vehicle tore down power lines during the rampage.
Miraculously nobody was hurt in the early morning collision which left a scene of carnage and closed the quiet residential road in Heathfield, Devon.
Several vehicles, including an MG sports car, were crushed in the…
Bristol traffic problems expected as high tides cause flooding
High tides and a tidal surge in Bristol could cause traffic problems this morning, with rush-hour drivers being warned to take care.
The spring tides on the River Avon reach their height at 8.33am and 9.54pm, after similar levels caused flooding in Hotwells and Cumberland Basin yesterday.
The council is warning drivers to plan ahead for their journeys as flood water is expected to affect the Portway, Avon Crescent, Cattle Market Road and Crew’s Hole Road.
