12 people died in separate road crashes across England, Ireland within less than a week
Twelve people have died in separate road crashes across England and Ireland within less than a week. The accidents involved vehicles travelling on the wrong side of major roads. Authorities now face growing concern over reckless driving linked to social media trends. Police have urged drivers to avoid dangerous stunts that can put other road […]
Twelve people died in separate road crashes in England and Ireland within less than a week. The accidents involved vehicles travelling on the wrong side of major roads. According to the Daily Times, authorities are concerned about reckless driving linked to social media trends.
Seven people, including two police officers, died in a crash on the A66 road in northeastern England. The collision followed a pursuit of a suspicious vehicle which ended up being driven the wrong way and colliding with a police car. The Associated Press reported that a Volkswagen Passat carrying five members of the public was travelling the wrong way down the A66 highway near Middlesbrough and collided with a police vehicle.
In Ireland, five teenagers died in a fatal crash on the M9 motorway west of Dublin. Their car had been travelling the wrong way when it collided head-on with another vehicle, leaving four people in the second car, including a child, seriously injured, as reported by Dawn. Ireland's Prime Minister Micheal Martin and police chief Justin Kelly condemned the reckless behaviour.
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