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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Over 10 people trapped after minibus smashes into a pub
Up to 11 people became trapped in a minibus after it smashed into the side of a pub on a highway in Melbourne 's eastern suburbs. More to come.
Wall Street Journal
2 days ago
- Wall Street Journal
How You Can Turn a Traffic Jam Into a Backroad Adventure
For the longest time I believed that you should always stay on the highway during a traffic jam because taking alternate routes would simply slow you down. The conventional wisdom stipulated that the shortest route between two points was the route you were already on, so you should just grin and bear it. Resist the temptation to leave the highway because you'll either get lost or you'll end up in yet another traffic jam caused by all the other drivers who allowed GPS to redirect them.
CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Winnipeg man dead, another in critical condition after off-road vehicle collision: RCMP
Police say a Winnipeg man has died after the off-road vehicle he was driving collided with an SUV on a Manitoba highway. Oakbank RCMP, paramedics and the local fire department were called to the collision Tuesday afternoon on Highway 44 at Road 35E in the RM of Brokenhead, Man. According to police, they arrived to find a damaged SUV off the road in the grass and an off-road vehicle on its side in the westbound lane of the highway. Mounties say the SUV was travelling west on the highway when the off-road vehicle attempted to cross the road northbound from Road 35E, hitting the SUV on the front driver's side. The SUV's driver, a 39-year-old woman from Beausejour, was taken to hospital with minor injuries. There were two other women inside, also from Beausejour, who were not physically hurt, police say. The 42-year-old Winnipeg man who was driving the off-road vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. A 32-year-old Winnipeg man who was a passenger in the off-road vehicle was taken to hospital where he remains in critical condition, police say. An investigation is ongoing.
CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Woman struck, killed on highway near Nanaimo, B.C.
An RCMP patch is seen on the shoulder of an assistant commissioner in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck Mounties are investigating after a woman was struck and killed while crossing a highway near Nanaimo, B.C. A statement Wednesday from the Nanaimo RCMP says first responders were called to the scene on Highway 19, just south of the Morden Road intersection, at approximately 10:30 p.m. Monday. The woman received emergency first-aid at the scene but succumbed to her injuries, police said. Investigators believe the woman was trying to cross over a barrier separating the northbound and southbound lanes of the highway when she was struck by a northbound vehicle. Drugs and alcohol are not believed to have contributed to the crash, police said. The driver remained on scene and is co-operating with the police investigation, according to the statement. Traffic was diverted from the area for approximately four hours while collision investigators examined the scene. 'The vehicle involved was towed from the scene and will undergo a mechanical inspection,' the statement said. 'Police and the B.C. Coroners Service are continuing with their investigations.'
CBS News
4 days ago
- Automotive
- CBS News
Relief is coming to one of the most congested commutes in North Texas
It's going to take a long time to complete, but relief is coming to one of the most congested commutes in North Texas. Tuesday, the Texas Department of Transportation will break ground on a project to eventually give residents in a growing part of Collin County easier access to Highway 75. Jobe Dodou said he should be home with his family in Princeton instead of filling up with gas and getting back in a traffic mess on Highway 380. It's part of a daily commute to and from work that he's learned to live with. "A 30-minute commute could last up to an hour some days, " said Dodou. "You just sit and wait and wait and wait." Ask any driver in the long line of vehicles between McKinney and Princeton, and many will tell you the same thing. Princeton has doubled in size over the past five years and now considered by the U.S. Census Bureau as the fastest growing city in the nation. But Highway 380 is still mostly two lanes for traffic to and from DFW. Soon, the first section of a new highway along the route of Spur 399 will eventually stretch from Highway 75 to Highway 380 just west of Princeton, giving commuters another option. "The growth in eastern Collin County is huge, and this is something that is desperately needed," said Madison Schein, a TXDOT spokesperson. The first stretch will be from Highway 75 to Stewart Road in McKinney and will eventually extend six miles to 380. "I can't wait for it to finish," Dodou said. "Absolutely, that would be awesome." Collin County leaders said the congestion is not just a hassle for commuters; it also impacts the local economy. Collin County Commissioner Darrell Hale said the project passed several others on the list of priorities because studies found it was costing people more money. "There is a cost to congestion, as in traffic every year," said Hale. "About $1,100 to $1,200 per year just from people wasting time sitting in their cars." While the project is welcome, it will take several years to complete, and during that time, Princeton is expected to double in size.
