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Twenty people died on Cumbria’s roads and hundreds were seriously injured in road traffic accidents last year, despite traffic falling during the coronavirus pandemic. With reduced road usage, fatal and serious road traffic accidents dropped by more than a fifth across the country but 20 people still lost their lives due to collisions around the county in 2020, figures for Cumbria Constabulary show. However, less traffic contributed to a 14 per cent decline in the number of people kille...

Matthew Bush: a heart of gold The 26-year-old from Pevensey Bay was riding along Turners Hill Road in Crawley Down on Monday, July 6 when he collided with a grey Nissan X-Trail. The father-of-one was described as having "a carefree attitude and a heart of gold". Callum Chapman from Southwater also lost his life in a collision. The "kind-hearted and polite" 24-year-old was a passenger in a Lexus which crashed on the A24 at Southwater during the early hours on Sunday, December 6. Callum C...

Emergency services at the scene of a collision DOZENS of people died and more than 1,000 were seriously injured in road traffic accidents last year, figures for Hampshire Constabulary show. With reduced road usage during the coronavirus pandemic, fatal and serious road traffic accidents dropped by more than a fifth across the country but 49 people still lost their lives due to collisions around Hampshire in 2020. However, less traffic contributed to a 15 per cent decline in the number of ...

MORE than 20 people died and hundreds were seriously injured in road traffic collisions last year, figures for Avon and Somerset Constabulary show. With reduced road usage during the coronavirus pandemic, fatal and serious road traffic collisions dropped by more than a fifth across the country but 23 people still lost their lives due to collisions around Avon and Somerset in 2020. However, less traffic contributed to a 43% decline in the number of people killed or seriously hurt locally ...

MORE than 20 people died and hundreds were seriously injured in road traffic collisions last year, figures for Avon and Somerset Constabulary show. With reduced road usage during the coronavirus pandemic, fatal and serious road traffic collisions dropped by more than a fifth across the country but 23 people still lost their lives due to collisions around Avon and Somerset in 2020. However, less traffic contributed to a 43% decline in the number of people killed or seriously hurt locally ...

Pandemic reduced traffic on our roads - but lives still lost and hundreds left seriously injured More than 70 people died and more than 700 were seriously injured in road traffic accidents last year, figures for Thames Valley Police show. With reduced road usage during the coronavirus pandemic, fatal and serious road traffic accidents dropped by more than a fifth across the country but 72 people still lost their lives due to collisions around Thames Valley in 2020. However, less traffic c...

Contractors urged to immediately sack drivers using smartphones at the wheel Reporter:  ); The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) is urging all contractors to take a zero tolerance approach to the sharing of TikTok type tractor motion videos on social media sites, including Facebook and others, during this year’s silage harvest which has just begun in some areas of the country. FCI says it is aware of the growing problem of mainly younger tractor drivers in contra...

JOBS ALERT: Coughlan Engineering in Tullamore are hiring Reporter: ); Coughlan Engineering (Tullamore) Ltd is hiring for a number of positions. "Coughlan Engineering is a well-established and renowned family run business who have been serving some of the top names in the Irish Industrial and Construction sectors for five decades. We are known for providing high-quality bespoke products in steel, stainless steel, and aluminium. "Due to strong market demand and continued growth, we are seeking ...