M5 crash: Four vehicles involved in crash between junctions 23...
A four vehicle crash on the M5 has caused traffic problems for motorists this afternoon (September 23).The crash happened shortly before lunchtime but it is still having a knock-on effect on traffic.It...
View ArticleA303 partially blocked near Ilminster because of crash on...
A crash on a busy section of the A303 is reportedly affecting traffic as the weekend rush begins.The crash has reportedly happened on the Southfields Roundabout in Ilminster.The A303 is partially...
View ArticleM5: Broken down vehicle closes one lane of motorway near...
One lane of the M5 has been closed because of a broken down vehicle ahead of Friday afternoon rush hour.The broken down vehicle has affected junctions 19 at Portishead and 18 at the M49 turn off in the...
View ArticleAir ambulance takes motorcyclist to hospital with head injuries...
A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital by air ambulance following a crash on the A303.The motorcyclist was involved in a crash with a car on the Southfields Roundabout, near Ilminster, and has...
View ArticleThe Gorge Takeover All Car Meet: Hundreds of cars expected to...
As many as 2,000 vehicles and their enthusiast owners could converge on Cheddar Gorge on Saturday evening (September 23). The Gorge Takeover All Car Meet is due to take place at 6pm and 2,300 people...
View ArticleBiker 'lucky to be alive' after terrifying near miss with 4X4...
Terrifying dashcam footage shows just why a motorcyclist feels "lucky to be alive" after a terrifying near-miss with a 4X4 which was driving on the wrong side of the road while trying to overtake on a...
View ArticleFive car M5 crash closes one lane, slow traffic between junction...
A "severe" five car crash has led to one lane of the M5 being closed this afternoon.One lane of the M5 is closed northbound between junction 22 A38 (Burnham-on-Sea) and junction 21 A370...
View ArticleHeavy traffic on M5 following crash between 7.5 tonne lorry and a...
Traffic is still heavy on the M5 after a crash earlier today.Two fire engines from Burnham and Bridgwater were called out to reports of a two vehicle crash on the southbound carriageway between...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in crash on B3153 near Kingweston in Somerset...
A motorcyclist has been killed following a crash on the B3153 just outside Kingweston. An ambulance service spokeswoman said a collision between a car and a motorcycle happened at about 10.40am on...
View ArticleRoadworks in Somerset, September 26-30: Details for A303 near...
The A303 is still the focus for a raft of roadworks this week, from South Petherton to Southfields and Podimore to Ilchester.Closures and diversions will be in place - both bridge repair work at South...
View ArticleCrash on M5 causing tailbacks on Junction 21 A370 Weston and...
A two-car crash on the M5 has caused one lane to be closed major queues northbound between Junction 21, A370 (Weston-Super-Mare) and Junction 20, B3133 (Clevedon).A spokesman for South West Ambulance...
View ArticleCrashes on A303: Two incidents near Sparkford and Ilminster have...
Paramedics attended to two women after their car was involved in a crash near the Hazelgrove roundabout near Sparkford.It's understood neither was seriously injured. A spokeswoman for Devon and...
View ArticlePolice mobile speed camera enforcement locations in Somerset for...
Here are the mobile speed camera locations for the week ahead across Somerset, issued by Avon and Somerset Constabulary.Police do point out that mobile enforcement may still take place at other...
View ArticleBunford Bridge in Yeovil shuts at the end of the week - will it...
A BUSY cut-through route in Yeovil is to be closed permanently from the end of the week leaving commuters and those tackling the school run to cope without it.Bunford Bridge on Watercombe Lane, close...
View ArticleA39 Loxley Woods roadworks: Work to rebuild A39 between...
Major works to rebuild the main road between Bridgwater and Street have been completed on time. Somerset County Council used innovative methods to recycle 70 per cent of road material while...
View ArticleForecasters warn 'perfect storm' about to hit the UK – but...
Weather forecasters have warned that two storms are likely to combine and wipe away the last of the recent sunshine when they hit the UK. Much of September has been unseasonably warm – with many people...
View ArticleCurry Rivel's Ed Pratt unicycling 18,000m for School in a Bag...
A Somerset unicyclist who is taking part in a charity world unicycle tour has made it to China. Ed Pratt, from Curry Rivel, is cycling 18,000 miles while raising money for School in a Bag, which is an...
View ArticleCartgate Link Road in Yeovil to close again for one night to...
A major road near Yeovil will close again for one night because a section was below standard.The A3088 Cartgate Link Road will shut on Friday night (September 30) so contractors can carry out work on a...
View ArticleMarshall's Elm crossroads on the B3151 at Street could be made...
Further safety improvements could be made at one of Street's most notorious crossroads according to the county council.Marshall's Elm, which is located on the B3151 between Street and Compton Dundon,...
View ArticleDashcam footage shows 4x4 on wrong side of A30 almost hit family...
Shocking footage of a 4x4 hurtling towards another car on the wrong side of the road and narrowly avoiding a crash has been posted online. Greg Stevens, from Crewkerne, captured the video above using...
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