Pedestrian is killed by a van fleeing the scene of a street fight where two men were stabbed

Pedestrian is killed after being hit by a van fleeing the scene of a street fight where two men were taken to hospital after being stabbed Police rushed to a street fight in Chislehurst, south-east London tonight Two men were stabbed and taken to hospital during brawl outside local pub Van fleeing scene of incident … Read more

M20 closed in both directions as female pedestrian killed after being hit by car in early hours

M20 is closed in both directions as female pedestrian, in her 20s, is killed after being hit by car in the early hours of the morning  Emergency services called at 3.10am to reports of woman lying in carriageway  Fatal collision happened on Sunday morning at junction 10a (Ashford) of M20   Motorway now closed in both … Read more

Pedestrian killed by hit-and-run driver during police chase in horror smash in Wakefield

Pictured: Pedestrian who was killed by hit-and-run driver during police chase in horror smash that sent his body flying into nearby garden Collision launched Andrew Kitson, 44, into nearby garden and he died instantly in Wakefield, West Yorkshire 22-year-old man arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and allegedly unaware that he had hit the victim  Woman … Read more

Horror as car being chased by police in West Yorkshire smashes into and kills pedestrian in his 20s

Car chase horror: Driver fleeing police hits and kills pedestrian in his 20s – before ‘oblivious officers arresting him are told about the body that was sent flying into nearby front garden’ A man died after being hit by a car chased by police in Wakefield, West Yorkshire The collision launched the pedestrian, who was … Read more

Waiting times at pedestrian crossings will be HALVED after lockdown

Waiting times at pedestrian crossings will be HALVED after lockdown to 15 seconds so people aren’t forced to queue together before the green man appears Manchester was the first city to introduce the measures at 1,000 of its crossings  The average waiting time in the city is now 87 seconds from 106 seconds before  Wiltshire … Read more

Bike insurance: Do you need it in case you hit a pedestrian?

I plan to start cycling to work every day after the social lockdown comes to an end.  I’ve used my bike on-and-off  to commute for the past 15 years and over that time have witnessed plenty of bad driving, poor cycling and daft pedestrian behaviour.  Now, I intend to start cycling all the time to … Read more

Study links ride-hailing trips by Uber and Lyft to greater risk of vehicle and pedestrian accidents

Study links increase in ride-hailing trips from apps like Uber and Lyft to greater risk of accidents involving vehicles and people  More ride-hailing trips may equate to an increased risk of accidents A study collected data from 370 million trips in New York City They found for every 100 ride-hailing pickups per hour accident risk … Read more

Ban ‘silent killer’ electric bikes, say devastated relatives of first pedestrian killed

Ban ‘silent killer’ electric bikes, say devastated relatives of first pedestrian to be knocked down and killed Sakine Cihan died after being struck by e-bike being ridden by Thomas Hanlon Hanlon walked free from court after he was acquitted of careless driving  Ms Cihan’s heartbroken sister Sehriban Tezerdi has called for a ban on e-bikes By … Read more