A crash closed a North Staffordshire road for hours. Neighbours reported the incident on Heathcote Road, in Halmerend. It is understood that the emergency services were alerted just before midnight last night. Pictures show police cars and ambulances at the scene. One StokeonTrentLive reader said: “One moving vehicle and two …
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A man died after emergency services were called to a scene in Balsall Common. A large 999 presence was seen outside the Haig’s Hotel on Kenilworth Road. West Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed it received a 999 call to report a medical emergency at just after 2.45pm on Saturday afternoon, September …
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A two-car crash has claimed the life of a driver and left a passenger in Stoke-on-Trent’s main hospital. Police, firefighters, paramedics were called to the crash on Rawnsley Road, in Staffordshire, on Sunday night. An air ambulance landed as part of the emergency services response. A West Midlands Ambulance Service …
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One lane of a busy roundabout remains coned off this afternoon after a crash. Sand has been put down on the carriageway and cobbles have been displaced on the roundabout linking Waterloo Road, Potteries Way and Hope Street, in Hanley. The temporary repair work means traffic travelling down Waterloo Road …
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A driver suffered serious leg injuries after a car crashed into a house in Shelton. Emergency services were called to the property on Cleveland Road at 6am on Tuesday (October 17). They discovered that a white Vauxhall Corsa had ‘collided with’ a house. The 19-year-old driver, who was travelling alone, …
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A driver has needed hospital treatment after crashing into a wall. Paramedics treated the casualty after being called to Main Road, in Betley, at 6.58pm last night. Staffordshire Police closed part of Main Road – near East Lawns – following the collision. StokeonTrentLive has approached the force for a statement …
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A woman has tragically died after a two-car crash in Shropshire. Two air ambulances were scrambled to the scene on Bridgnorth Road in Newton, Much Wenlock, following the collision. Medics administered advanced life support to the woman at the roadside but sadly nothing could be done to save her. She …
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A man has been taken to hospital with ‘potentially serious injuries’ after being hit by a car on a Stoke-on-Trent road. An ambulance noticed the collision on the A53, Leek Road, in Stockton Brook, shortly before 9.30am today (March 22). The road was closed while paramedics worked at the scene. …
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A Royal Mail lorry driver was taken to hospital after a collision with a car in Warwickshire which saw the other driver flee the scene. All three emergency services were called to the scene of the crash on the A423 Oxford Road between Princethorpe and Ryton-on-Dunsmore in the early hours …
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Postman Darren Beech took his own life after he had been struggling during the Covid-19 lockdown. The 50-year-old was found dead by his two brothers at his Kidsgrove home on May 17. An inquest into his death at Stoke’s civic centre heard he was found in the bath, a day …
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