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Did you see ‘skip truck’ veer off A420? Police want to speak to you

A SKIP lorry driver said he was forced off the road by another vehicle veering into his path. 

Officers from Wiltshire Police now want to speak to anyone who was on the A420 around the time of the crash on Thursday, May 6, and who may have seen the other vehicle. 

The force said that the driver of the red-coloured skip truck was heading east towards Shrivenham when the vehicle left the road between Gablecross police station and Old Vicarage Lane. 

“The driver reported that he was reacting to an oncoming vehicle veering into his path,” the force said in an appeal.

“We’re appealing for any witnesses to the incident or anyone who may have dash cam footage from that area around that time that could assist officers with their enquiries.”

Anyone with information is asked to call Wiltshire Police on 101.

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Man dies after collision on A14 at Stowmarket

The crash involved a pedestrian and a lorry last night

Author: Charlotte FisherPublished 35 minutes ago

A man has died following a serious collision on the A14 at Stowmarket.

Police were called after 10:30pm yesterday (8th May), to reports that a lorry had been involved in a collision on the westbound carriageway, near junction 49.

An ambulance was also in attendance but the pedestrian, a man in his 20s, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

The man’s next of kin have been informed.

The road was closed for several hours to allow an investigation into the circumstances of the incident to get underway, but reopened shortly after 5am.

Officers are appealing for any witnesses to the collision to come forward, along with anyone driving in the area just prior to the incident who has a dashcam in their vehicle.

Witnesses or anybody with information is asked to contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit quoting CAD 409 of 8 May via online[1], email[2] or phone by calling 101.

If you have been involved in or affected by a road traffic collision, advice and support information can be found here.[3]

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M25 Lanes three and four (Of four) remain closed whilst the road is cleared of the tarmac, cameras show a lorry had overturned across the central reservation shedding its load of tarmac in the process around midnight. Three lanes reamin closed clockwise. – Anticlockwise

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M25 Lanes two, three and four (Of four) are closed, cameras show a lorry has overturned across the central reservation shedding its load in the process. – Both ways

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