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...
Police have appealed for witnesses after a pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by a van. Devon and Cornwall Police said a man in his 60s was hit by a grey Vauxhall van on Winner Hill Road, Paignton at about 18:20 BST on Monday. They said the man had been taken to hospital with...
A man has been given a two-year custodial sentence for killing three teenagers in a crash on their way home from school. Edward Spencer, now 19, was driving a Ford Fiesta near Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, when it crashed with a Fiat 500 in April 2023, five weeks after passing his test. His passengers Harry Purcell, 17;...
One person has died and multiple others were seriously injured after a boat crash in the city of Clearwater, Florida, police have said. The Clearwater Ferry, which had more than 40 people on board, was struck by a boat which then left the scene. The fire department declared a mass casualty event because of the...
The dad of a 14-year-old boy killed in a crash on the M6 has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving. Ryan Liam Morgan, from Morecambe, was killed on 20 April after the Peugeot van in which he was a passenger left the carriageway between junctions 34 and 33 southbound and crashed into a...
A motorcyclist in his mid-20s has suffered life-changing injuries in a collision in Plymouth, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said they were called to Hyde Park Road, Peverell, at 06:35 on Saturday. A male rider of a Suzuki motorcycle was involved in a collision with a white Toyota, and the road was closed....
Six police officers have been killed in Thailand after their plane crashed into the sea during a test flight for parachute training, police have said. The small plane was seen crashing into the water at around 08:00 local time (01:00 GMT) on Friday in the Cha-am district, a coastal resort area some 130km (80 miles)...
Ian Youngs & Paul Glynn Culture reporter Getty Images Flintoff needed extensive facial surgery following the crash Andrew Flintoff has given his first account of the car crash he was in while filming Top Gear, saying he thought he “was dead” in the immediate aftermath. The England cricketer-turned-TV presenter sustained serious facial and rib injuries...
A person has been seriously injured following a crash on a bridge in Devon. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers received calls about the incident involving a pedestrian and vehicle at New Bridge on the A379 Embankment Road in Kingsbridge at about 04:45 BST on Wednesday. The force said it was reported the pedestrian had...
A van driver who took “at least 20 lines of cocaine” in the hours before he hit a tram and then a three-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving. Louisa Palmisano, known as Lulu, died in hospital after she was struck while walking holding hands with her parents on Mosely Street...
A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crash, police said. Devon and Cornwall Police said emergency services was called to Victoria Road, Plymouth following a report of a motorbike in collision with a wall at about 09:00 BST. Police said Highways were assisting with road closures in the area while...
Three men have been charged with manslaughter after a woman was killed in a crash on a golf course. Suzanne Cherry, 62, from Aldridge, died in hospital on 15 April, four days after she was struck at Aston Wood Golf Club, in Little Aston, by a van which had been involved in a police pursuit....
Vanessa Pearce BBC News, West Midlands Family Suzanne Cherry died on Tuesday, four days after she was struck at Aston Wood Golf Club A husband has said he “watched in helpless horror” as his wife was killed in a crash on a golf course. Suzanne Cherry, 62, from Aldridge in the West Midlands, died in...
McLaren showed extremely strong race pace during the practice sessions in Jeddah but Norris said he was “going to need a bit of luck” in the grand prix. He said that to “get close” to Verstappen, Piastri and Norris was “not very realistic”. “It’s almost impossible to overtake around here, so I’m not expecting anything...
The driver of a car being chased by police died after a crash with two other cars in south London on Friday night. Six people who were in the two other vehicles were injured, one seriously, in the incident in Wickham Road, Croydon, close to the junction with Shirley Road, shortly before 21:00 BST, the...