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Lorry rolls into Bristol harbour during filming of Stephen Merchant TV series

Published 22 October 2021
By David Mullen
A lorry and trailer have fallen into a harbour in Bristol during the filming on a new BBC comedy series.
Bridge strike

Lorry strike to bridge halts Cornwall train

Train services to and from Cornwall have been severely disrupted following an incident in which a Tesco lorry struck a bridge in Plymouth.
Published 01 September 2021
Lorry driver caught eating lasagne with knife and fork on motorway

Lorry driver caught eating lasagne on motorway

A lorry driver who ate lasagne with a knife and fork on a motorway has been caught as part of a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) aided police crackdown.
Published 24 May 2021
Lorry driver killed father of two after placing bets at the wheel

Lorry driver killed man after placing bet on phone

A lorry driver has been jailed for seven years after killing a father of two by crashing into their car moments after placing a bet.
Published 11 May 2021
HGVs

Government urged to ban diesel HGV sales by 2040

The sale of new diesel lorries should be banned by 2040 in an attempt to lower emissions, the government has been advised.
Published 18 February 2021
Hyundai ships first units of hydrogen-powered heavy duty lorry

Hyundai delivers 10 hydrogen-powered lorries

Hyundai has shipped ten of the world’s first hydrogen-powered heavy duty lorry to Europe.
Published 06 July 2020
Nottinghamshire Police Newark A17 lorry dangerous driving crash

Video: Distracted lorry driver crash

A lorry driver from Lincolnshire has been jailed for 18 months after pleading guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Published 22 November 2019

Teen driver avoids crash with out-of-control lorry

A teen driver avoided a potentially very nasty accident, by successfully swerving away from an out-of-control lorry on the A34 dual carriageway.
Published 02 August 2019

Video: Driver of stolen lorry reverses into police

The driver of a stolen lorry has been jailed for nearly two years, after he injured five police officers by reversing into their patrol cars.
Published 20 June 2019

BMW 3 Series driver wedges car down country lane

Somehow, this BMW driver managed to block a narrow country lane by wedging it stuck Austin Powers-style.
Published 14 June 2019

Video: Drowsy HGV driver crashes off bridge

A lorry driver in Texas has shown the dangers of being behind the wheel while tired, after driving a goods vehicle off a bridge.
Published 04 April 2019
Video: Police officer takes evasive action in head-on near-miss with lorry

Police officer avoids head-on crash with lorry

A traffic officer in Oklahoma avoided a potentially horrific crash, after avoiding a lorry that was overtaking other cars in a no-passing zone.
Published 03 December 2018

M40 motorway closed by huge lorry blaze

A huge fire caused by a fatal crash involving three lorries brought all traffic to a halt on a stretch of the M40 motorway this morning.
Published 28 September 2018