A major motorway ground to a halt after a serious collision near a busy airport. The M11 in Essex was closed northbound between J6 (M25) and J7 (Harlow) earlier this afternoon as Essex Police and National Highways officers attended the scene. Three vehicles, two cars and a van, were reportedly involved in the collision. It remains unclear if anyone was seriously injured.
A passenger was taken to hospital following a collision between a Luas tram and a motor vehicle on Old Belgard Road, Dublin 24, on Tuesday afternoon. Dublin Fire Brigade and other emergency services attended the scene at approximately 3:50pm. A spokesperson said the passenger was conveyed to Tallaght University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
At around 7:44 p.m., police officers were notified of a stolen vehicle, according to a spokesperson from the police department. Soon after, they attempted to make a traffic stop at 24th and Capp streets. The car then fled and crashed into another car in front of the Napper Tandy bar, just one block away. The two suspects fled from the collision site and the police officers pursued them by foot.
A 25-year-old police officer was struck and killed after she stopped to help a motorist in an overturned vehicle on a San Diego freeway on Monday night, authorities said. La Mesa Police Officer Lauren Craven was on her way back to La Mesa from a jail around 10:30 p.m. when she came across the vehicle on Interstate 8 and stopped to assist, according to a statement from police. After exiting her vehicle to help, she was hit by another driver.
CHELSEA, Manhattan (PIX11) - Multiple pedestrians were hit by a vehicle on 8th Avenue on Monday afternoon, according to the NYPD. The incident happened around 4 p.m. in front of 400 8th Avenue. Police say a box truck heading north on 8th Avenue hit a parked van, causing it to go onto the sidewalk. The vehicle struck a building as a result, according to the FDNY. At least 9 individuals were transported to a local hospital in stable condition.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - A four-vehicle crash at the intersection of Forest Hill Road and Richmond Avenue in New Springville resulted in multiple injuries on Monday afternoon, according to emergency officials. The crash was reported at approximately 2 p.m., according to a spokesperson for the NYPD. The driver of one vehicle attempted to change lanes and make a right turn onto Forest Hill Road, but collided with another vehicle, the police spokesperson said.
A 46-year-old BMW driver died early Sunday after he slammed into a support pillar underneath elevated subway tracks in the Bronx, police said. The driver was zipping south on Jerome Ave. in Fordham Heights when he sideswiped an I-beam supporting the overhead No. 4 train tracks near E. 181st St. just before 4:30 a.m., cops said. He then veered away, over-corrected and crashed his 2022 BMW 330i into another I-beam head-on, cops said.
An 89-year-old woman died after being struck by a car in Coney Island, Brooklyn, on Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred near West 22nd Street and Neptune Avenue when a driver, believed to have suffered a medical episode, backed into three women on the sidewalk. The elderly woman was taken to NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn, where she succumbed to her injuries.
In the video, the officer's car had a minor collision with a car driven by Wilks. As soon as both cars came to a stop so the drivers could assess the damage, Wilks got out and immediately walked toward the driver's side of the officer's car. Wilks was seen yelling at the officer. When the officer got out of his car, he walked in front of it to look at the spot where the collision had occurred. As he walked, Wilks trailed behind him and continued berating him. Then, Wilks suddenly brandished a handgun and hit the officer in the head with it. The officer pulled out his own firearm and shot Wilks multiple times.
According to the Oakland Police Department, corroborated by a bystander video viewed by The Oaklandside, Ortega was riding fast on an electric bicycle southbound, downhill, on Miller Avenue when he collided with a driver inside a Ford SUV traveling eastbound on East 16th Street. The video shows Ortega moving into the middle lane on Miller, either to make a left turn or to avoid the SUV.
A vehicle struck a construction worker on an overnight shift on Highway 101 in Novato, according to the California Highway Patrol. RELATED: Caltrans engineer dies after being struck by asphalt truck in Contra Costa County The incident happened at about 1:45 a.m. Wednesday in the northbound lanes near the San Antonio Road overcrossing, where a van crashed into a construction truck and the worker, CHP Officer Alex Ochoa said. The worker suffered major injuries. The Ford van sustained major damage, the CHP reported.
The crash was reported at 12:19 a.m. Saturday near Ocala Avenue and Ridgemont Drive, between East Capitol Expressway and South White Road, according to the San Jose Police Department. An initial investigation determined that a woman driving a 2005 Chrysler Pacifica was turning left from Ridgemont onto westbound Ocala, putting her in the path of a man headed east on a 2024 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle. The rider crashed into the minivan; he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
One person died and another was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence following a two-car crash on a Bay Area freeway early Sunday, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash about 4:45 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 580 happened just west of the Grant Line Road exit and killed a 66-year-old Tracy man. Authorities did not identify him immediately, pending notification of relatives.
There has been a collision on the M50 northbound at Junction 5 Finglas, blocking the right and middle lanes, and the hard shoulder, with commuters being advised of heavy delays on approach. Recovery services are arriving at the scene of the collision, and the right lane of the M50 southbound opposite the incident is also blocked.
A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer suffered major injuries Monday afternoon when he was struck by a motorist on Interstate 280 near Los Altos Hills, according to the CHP. The crash happened around 1:40 p.m. in southbound lanes of I-280 south of Page Mill Road, the CHP said in a news release. At the time, the officer was conducting a traffic break to remove an electric leaf blower that had fallen between the two left lanes.
PA Media A bus driver has been taken to hospital after a collision in central London in which several passengers and pedestrians are understood to have been injured. The Met Police, the London Ambulance Service (LAS) and London's Air Ambulance were called to Victoria Street in Westminster at about 08:20 BST, the force said. There are no reported fatalities, the Met added.
HAYWARD, Calif. (KGO) -- At least three people were injured after an Oakland police chase ended in a crash in Hayward. It happened near Hesperian and La Playa Drive. SKY7 was over the scene, and emergency crews investigated the incident and worked to clear the scene. One car could be seen wrapped around a light pole, while another was further down the road with front-end damage.
The fatal road traffic collision occurred on the L1029 road at Deerpark, Lixnaw on Saturday, August 2. The driver, an adult male aged in his late teens, and sole occupant of the car was airlifted to Cork University Hospital.
