Recent Road Traffic Incidents

This is a list of recent road traffic collisions across the UK. These are updated as further information on the legal process is made available. The date in brackets refers to the date of the crash.

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Cyclist injured in collision with car driver in Blackpool (09/01/13)
Posted: 2013-01-11 12:34

The cyclist’s leg was ‘impaled on his bike’s gear lever’ after being hit.

Man who killed motorcylist after falling asleep at wheel gets 2 year driving ban and 300 hours community service (April 2011)
Posted: 2013-01-11 12:28

Manchester City academy manager Scott Sellars pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving at Nottingham Crown Court.

Drivers jailed for killing cyclist as they raced at 80mph (16/09/11)

Posted: 2013-01-08 11:47

The cyclist was killed on 16th September 2011 and the two drivers were found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving on 7th January 2013.

Cyclist dies in early-morning crash near Kincardine Bridge, Fife (06/01/13)
Posted: 2013-01-08 11:36

This is the first cyclist to die in 2013. According to the Times 122 cyclists were killed in 2012, which was a five-year high.

Cyclist dies from serious head injuries caused by collision in Hanchurch (05/01/13)
Posted: 2013-01-07 12:32

The woman in her 50s was hit by the van on Drayton Road, Hanchurch, Staffordshire, shortly before 09:55 GMT.

Cyclist injured in crash in Carrick (28/12/12)
Posted: 2013-01-07 12:25

Police in Carrick attended a road traffic collision on the Belfast Road area of Carrickfergus around noon on December 28.

Female cyclist injured in crash in Worcester (03/01/13)
Posted: 2013-01-07 12:23

A female cyclist received minor injuries after she was involved in a crash with the driver of a car on the A4104 Pershore Road at Earls Croome.

Man charged with death by dangerous driving after killing 31 year old woman in Streatham (22/12/12)
Posted: 2013-01-02 13:33

Veronica Vanessa Chango-Alvarez was in Streatham High Road when the incident happened early on December 22. Ms Chango-Alvarez was pronounced dead at the scene.

Cyclist injured in car collision in Gwendraeth Valley (18/12/12)
Posted: 2013-01-02 12:31

A cyclist was taken to hospital suffering severe whiplash bruising. The circumstances of the collision are unclear, but it is known that it happened during a street Christmas concert at Ysgol y Gwendraeth.

21-year-old charged with death by dangerous driving after New Year's Day collision (01/01/13)
Posted: 2013-01-02 12:23

Valdis Labeckis, of Old Tovil Road, Maidstone, was arrested following the collision which left one pedestrian dead and one seriously injured at 02:30 on New Year’s Day.

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