Sat navs: Coroner issues stark warning after two die in wrong-way crash

A double fatal crash caused by incorrect audio directions from a sat-nav has prompted a coroner to warn tech companies of the risk of future deaths. Tracey Haybittle, 58, and Amal Mohamed Ahmed, 38, both died after a head-on collision when Ms Ahmed drove the wrong way down a slip road onto the A5 near […]

“Frightening” rise in motorway wrong-way driving

The number of reports of vehicles being driven the wrong way on England’s motorways rose by 13% in a year, an investigation has found. Sky News reports National Highways figures show 872 incidents involving “oncoming vehicles” were reported in the year to 19 June. That is up from 770 during the previous 12 months, and […]

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