BBC Look East Little Cornard Train Crash On Crossing & M1 Crash Lorry Driver Killed
BBC Look East News 18/8/10 Essex Colchester Little Cornard Train Crash On Crossing. M1 Crash Lorry Driver Killed. Key Data Matthew Bullock.
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Road and Rail Audit Ordered After M1 Fire | Compare Away
By Andrew Gibson
Both the Highways Agency and Network Rail have been asked for details of activities taking place near roads and railway lines by the Department of Transport. They are hoping to be able to get together a risk assessment of industrial accidents which could cause problems, such as what happened after the recent scrapyard fire.
They are hoping that by having this information, it will prevent this sort of thing from happening again or at least cause less disruption. The report, which is hoping to be put together in the next six weeks, will provide information about possible ways to manage risks and therefore identify gaps which could be filled. Recommendations will be made so that work can be done to prevent something like this happening again.
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Bruce Highway flowing again An Australian Traffic Network spokesman said the accident was cleared at about 2.50pm and traffic was now flowing well. "It's very wet and it's making for a treacherous trip home, but it's all moving on speed at the moment," he said. However, the M1 |
Road and rail audit after M1 fire
An audit of road and railways at possible risk from industrial accidents has been ordered after the scrapyard fire that caused major M1 disruption. Friday's blaze under an elevated section in north London saw lanes closed between junctions 1 and 4.
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Easter road toll at 12 after fatalities in Queensland and NSW overnight THE Easter long weekend road toll has reached twelve with the death of three men overnight in separate incidents. A male pedestrian died this morning on the M1 at Pimpama, north of the Gold Coast, after he was hit by a vehicle just south of the Pimpama |
M1 blaze results in road and rail risk audit
Following a fire on Friday 15 April which caused major disruption on the M1 motorway, the Government has ordered an audit of roads and railways at risk of possible industrial accidents. The fire underneath a raised section of the M1 in North London had
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Road and Rail Audit Ordered After M1 Fire They are hoping to be able to get together a risk assessment of industrial accidents which could cause problems, such as what happened after the recent scrapyard fire. They are hoping that by having this information, it will prevent this sort of thing |
Roads will be like ice rinks for a week, drivers warned
With the slight thaw to be followed by freezing conditions last night, the Met Office issued an icy roads alert covering all of England except the south-west. The alert also covered south-east Wales.
Paul Watters, the AA's head of road policy, said those driving on minor roads in rural areas should take the utmost care.
"There will be many side roads that freeze overnight," he said. "The problem is that the snow gets compacted on them and then refreezes hard. They become like ice rinks, with very hard-packed surfaces.
"If temperatures remain low they could stay like that for days. Drivers will find if they can get to the main roads they should be OK. But they need to allow themselves a lot of extra time."
Dave Britton, a Met Office forecaster, said the front that brought the snow to Britain had largely passed, with little more expected in coming days.
"The risk now becomes of ice covering most of England and south-east Wales," he said.
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