Police have been on scene of an incident on one of the South's key A-roads.

Part of key A-road reopens after police called following technical issue

The driver of the HGV managed to walk away from the incident without serious injury.

HGV driver has lucky escape after crashing through barriers on dual carriageway

A law banning old tyres from lorries, buses and coaches will come into force on Monday (01/02) following a campaign by the mother of a teenager killed in a crash.


A law banning old tyres from lorries, buses and coaches will come into force on Monday following a campaign by mother of a teenager killed in a crash in Surrey.

Ban on old tyres comes into force following mother's campaign 

Michael Molloy died when a coach tyre burst when he was travelling from Bestival on the Isle of Wight in 2012. His mother has been campaigning to see the law changed ever since.

Tyres that are older than 10 years will be banned from lorries, buses and coaches on roads across the country to boost road safety.   It comes after a long campaign from a mother whose son died on a coach that was fitted with a 19-year-old tyre. 

Road Minister pays tribute to a mother's campaign for road law since son died 

Highways England has released the first pictures of a safety exercise which closed the Hindhead Tunnel on the A3.

Emergency exercise closes Hindhead Tunnel

The brother of a teenager, killed in a coach crash in Surrey, says 'he had a bright future and music was his life.' 

Hindhead

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Road Minister pays tribute to a mother's campaign for road law since son died

Emergency exercise closes Hindhead Tunnel

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