Deaths of two pensioners on M1 spurs calls for end to smart motorways
Crash that killed Derek Jacobs and Charles Scripps ‘would not have occurred’ had there been a hard shoulder, coroner finds
Source: theguardian.com
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Driver crushed by his own van after stopping on smart motorway
Derek Jacobs' van was hit by another driver, who had "not been paying attention", an inquest hears.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Pensioners would not have died in smart motorway crash if there was a hard shoulder, coroner says
Derek Jacobs, 83, died when his van was hit by a car on the M1 near Sheffield in March 2019 after he had stopped in the live inside lane and got out of the vehicle following a tyre blow-out.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Smart M-way crash that killed two 'would not have happened with hard shoulder'
The collision happened on the M1 near Sheffield in March 2019.
Source: irishnews.com
No new smart motorways currently planned amid concerns over safety and cost
Contractors on the project now expect the planned new motorways to be scrapped
Source: inews.co.uk