Family's lucky escape after car hits tree near Bridgwater
Three adults and child had a lucky escape today when the car in which they were travelling left the road, hit a tree and stuck in a ditch.
The incident happened at Burrowbridge, near Bridgwater at around 4.30pm. Fire crews from Bridgwater were alerted. By the time they arrived the casualties were out of vehicle and the crews assisted police and ambulance with the injured.
M5 remains shut as crash in Devon confirmed as fatal
The M5 remains shut this evening after a fatal crash on the northbound carriageway in Devon between junctions 27 (Tiverton) and 26 (Wellington).
The closure follows a serious single vehicle road traffic collision, which happened shortly before 4pm.
A car is reported to have left the motorway and gone down an embankment, ending up in a field.
The incident has been confirmed as a fatal collision and the motorway has been closed to enable collision investigators to examine the scene.
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Bristol's Plimsoll Bridge could cost millions to repair
Fixing Plimsoll Bridge could cost millions, Bristol Mayor George Ferguson has said.
The bridge for vehicles that crosses the Cumberland Basin, was opened on Tuesday afternoon to allow a yacht through but then could not be shut.
That caused traffic chaos, with normally short journeys taking hours.
It was cranked back into place by hand in time for Wednesday morning’s rush hour, but is now closed until it can be repaired properly.
George Ferguson said he did not yet know how bad the damage is or…
Musn't grumble: Two thirds of our expensive trains are late but…
If ever a set of figures was needed to sum up the British psyche, the latest numbers concerning our railways may perhaps do it.
Though we pay the most in Europe and more than half the trains in parts of the country are late, we are still the most satisfied of our Continental family.
In a scenario that would doubtless have the French apopleptic, the Germans tutting and the Swiss shaking their watches, British rail operators only get two-thirds of trains to run on time – though Network Rail …
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