Driver cut free from car after crashing into National Highways vehicle

Fire crews in Essex have cut a driver out of a vehicle after it collided with a stationary Highways roadwork protection vehicle on the M11 near Stansted Airport. Writing on Facebook, crews report they got to work stabilising the vehicles while administering first aid to the trapped driver before using hydraulic cutting equipment to “extricate […]

San Francisco: Waymo vehicle caught up in fatal collision

A deadly, multi-car collision in San Francisco on Sunday evening has marked the first time in the US that a truly autonomous vehicle, with no one in the driver’s seat, has been involved in a fatal collision, according to federal transportation records. The Waymo vehicle involced in the incident was entirely blameless, however. The self-driving Waymo car […]

National Highways pondering “accident” alternative

National Highways is exploring alternatives to the word ‘accident’ following pressure from families affected by traffic collisions, road safety groups and politicians, Fleet News is reporting. The move has come after it came under pressure to stop using the word on its public information signage, such as its overhead gantries. National Highways has previously explained that the word was […]