A person has been seriously injured in a crash on a road in Plymouth, police have said. Officers were called to Kings Road, in Devonport, at 10:50 BST on Tuesday after they received reports of a collision between a car and a motorbike. The road has been closed at Stonehouse Bridge and Paradise Road. Devon...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died in a car crash in North Devon. The collision between a VW Golf and a white VW Crafter van happened on the A361 North Devon Link Road near the Landkey Junction at about 11:40 BST on 19 May. Devon and Cornwall Police said the driver of...
Authorities in New York are investigating the site where a Mexican sailing ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge for clues about how the fatal collision occurred. Two people on board were killed and at least 19 others were injured when the Mexican Navy training ship crashed into the bridge on Saturday night. Police said early investigations...
Antonio, who previously explained he has no memory of the accident, crashed and was trapped in his car. He was freed by crew from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service who left him in the care of ambulance staff. West Ham, in an initial announcement about the crash, said their “thoughts and prayers” were with...
A main road in Plymouth has been closed after a three-vehicle crash. It happened in Tavistock Road at about 11:00 BST, with police, the fire service, and paramedics all at the scene. Drivers have been advised to avoid the area while the road remained closed. Devon and Cornwall Police said the extent of any injuries...
Some families of those killed in a Jeju Air plane crash last December have filed a criminal complaint against 15 people, including South Korea’s transport minister and the airline’s CEO, for professional negligence. The 72 bereaved relatives are calling for a more thorough investigation into the crash, which killed 179 of the 181 people on...
A car driver in his 20s has died following a collision with a lorry in Devon, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said the incident happened on an unclassified road at Kingsland Barton, South Molton at about 14:55 BST on Monday. Two vehicles were involved, a black Honda Civic and a brown Scania HGV...
The family of Tom Tunstall says he remains in a stable condition in hospital after suffering a broken neck in a crash at Monday’s British Supersport Championship race which killed two fellow riders. Father-of-two Shane Richardson from New Zealand and 21-year-old British rider Owen Jenner died from the injuries they sustained in the 11-bike crash...
A 12-year-old boy is being treated for serious injuries after a crash in a parking area at Horrabridge in Devon. Officers were called at about 17:10 BST on Wednesday to reports a white Ford C Max had collided with a cyclist at New Park, Horrabridge. The cyclist, a 12-year-old boy from the Horrabridge area, suffered...
A teenage cyclist has suffered serious injuries in a collision with a white Ford Transit van in Plymouth. The crash happened at about 17:50 BST on Wednesday at Kings Road in Devonport. The boy, aged 15, was taken to Derriford Hospital by ambulance before being transferred to Bristol Children’s Hospital. Devon and Cornwall Roads Policing...
Tributes have been paid to an 18-year-old man who died in a crash in Devon. Mali Dubois, from Bradworthy, died at the scene of the crash near Otterton in the early hours of 29 April. His family described him as a man with such a “bright future”, who was “kind and gentle” and that he...
Fatalities are rare in motorbike racing, but unfortunately not unheard of. British Superbikes rider Chrissy Rouse died after a crash at Donington Park in 2022. Superbikes can reach speeds of up to 200mph, and the bikes used in Supersport regularly clock well in excess of 100mph. Former rider and MLav Racing owner Michael Laverty told...
Five people have been rescued after spending 36 hours atop a plane in an alligator-infested swamp in the Amazon after it was forced to make an emergency landing, local authorities said. The small plane was found by local fishermen in Bolivia’s Amazonas region on Friday having been missing for 48 hours. The survivors – three...
A collision between a tour bus and a truck near Yellowstone National Park killed seven people and injured eight others on Thursday. Police were alerted to the crash at 19:15 local time (02:15 GMT), when a Chevy pickup truck and a van carrying 14 tourists collided on a highway in eastern Idaho, state police said....
A man has died in a single-vehicle crash in Devon, police say. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called to reports of a collision involving a car on Pinn Lane, near Otterton, at about 02:15 GMT. on Tuesday An 18-year-old man from the Holsworthy area was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other men...