Traffic and Travel

An inquest took place at Blackpool Town Hall and concluded that Andrew Hughes had an accidental death after he fell off his e-scooter.

E-scooter rider killed on the prom 'was not riding irresponsibly at all'

Two people were injured after a collision at the junction of the A6 and Shaw Hill Drive in Whittle-le-Woods

Appeal after collision left man with "potentially life changing" injuries

Left: a lorry overturned on the M6 at Juncton 34. Right: Traffic on the M61 leading up to junction 9. Both areas

Live Live blog: two separate closures on the motorways in Lancashire

Left: a lorry overturned on the M6 at Juncton 34. Right: Traffic on the M61 leading up to junction 9. Both areas

Two separate closures on the M6 and M61 in Lancashire cause delays

Neil Pemberton killed a pedestrian after continuing to drive despite his poor eyesight (Credit: Lancashire Police)

Man who was told not drive due to poor eyesight jailed for killing pedestrian

Currently, there are only two lanes on Bluebell Way heading towards the roundabout junction, except for a short filter lane for M6 traffic, which starts shorly before the lights

M6 junction revamp and new traffic lights as part of industrial estate plan

Garstang Road was closed by police as emergency services attended a vehicle fire (Credit: Google/ AA)

Garstang Road reopens after emergency services attend vehicle fire

A drink-driver has been charged after a car crashed into a hedge near Preston (Credit: Lancs Road Police)

Woman caught three times over drink-drive limit after BMW crashes into hedge

Drivers in and around Lancashire will have nine National Highways road closures to watch out for this week

Drivers face delays of up to 30 minutes on M55, M6, M61 and A585

A pedestrian suffered “life threatening injuries” after they were struck by a car in Blackburn (Credit: Google)

Pedestrian suffers ‘life threatening injuries’ after being struck by car

A woman died in hospital after a car collided with a building at the junction of Manchester Road and Hollins Lane in Accrington (Credit: Google)

Woman dies in hospital after car crashes into building

A pedestrian in Lancashire has died after being hit by a car last week.

Pedestrian in his 80s dies after being hit by a car

The Met Office map showing the extent of the yellow weather warning in place from 5pm Sunday until 12noon Monday (image: Met Office)

Lancashire yellow weather warning points to risk of difficult driving conditions

Closures and temporary traffic lights to look out for in Preston this week

A pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a car in Skelmersdale

Teenage pedestrian suffers ‘serious injuries’ after being struck by car

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice in parts of the UK this weekend

Met Office issues snow and ice weather warning
A yellow weather warning of snow and ice has been issued by the Met Office as temperatures continue to drop across the UK.

The stretch of Garstang Road that experienced weeks of gridlock because of the way temporary traffic lights were operated during work on a new housing estate (images: National World (main) and Pixabay)

Action taken over Preston roadworks that 'caused chaos'

The A56 Northbound between Rising Bridge and junction eight, near Hapton, of the M65 has been closed this morning due to a collision

Motorists asked to plan alternative route after accident closes junction of M65

Fishergate Hill was closed after a mains pipe burst at the junction with Broadgate

Reopening date of Fishergate Hill confirmed after burst water main repaired

United Utilities say repairs to the burst water main have been completed but Lancashire County Council have advised “that a specialist road surfacing material must be used to reinstate the road back to its original condition” - meaning the road could remain closed until December 11. (Picture by Carl Stein)

Fishergate Hill to remain closed for weeks despite burst water pipe being fixed

A woman in her 50s was taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle outside The Talbot pub in Balshaw Lane, Euxton at around 6.45am on Friday, November 24

Woman knocked down outside pub

A pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by a car on Fishergate in Preston

Pedestrian suffers ‘serious injuries’ after being hit by car on Fishergate

A man in his 20s was was taken to hospital after he was struck by a HGV while crossing the road in Central Avenue, near the junction with Dawson Lane, in Buckshaw Village at around 7.45am on Friday, November 24

Man in his 20s hit by wagon

Friargate in Preston reopens after emergency services attend crash

A drunk driver had Stella and an open bottle of brandy in his car after being stopped by police at a petrol station in Preston (Picture credit: Google)

Drunk Audi driver had open bottle of brandy in car after being stopped by police

The damage caused to the taxi screen.

Taxi driver’s ‘months of trauma’ after customer smashes cab

The Capitol Centre fitted dozens of new signs around its car park off London Way enforcing a new three hour time parking limit. But the new restrictions have been scapped and the previous five hour limit has been restored

Capitol Centre issues update on new parking limits
Visitors to Preston’s Capitol Centre were alarmed to discover it had reduced its parking limits to three hours this week.

Cars parked on the motorway bridge on matchdays

This is what's happening to end football traffic "mayhem"

A man has been charged after uncut heroin was seized from a car on the M6

Man charged after nine kilos of uncut heroin seized from car on M6

Lancashire's annual RoadPeace Memorial Service for road traffic victims took place on Sunday, November 19.

Service remembers those killed on Lancashire’s roads

Here's some of the top-rated MOT garages in and around Preston.

Why your car will fail its winter MOT - and 11 top garages according to Google

A section of Fishergate Hill was closed as engineers repaired a burst water pipe, causing traffic to build on surrounding roads.

Burst water main emergency repairs shut section of Fishergate Hill

A man was arrested after uncut heroin worth approximately £1 million was seized from a vehicle on the M6

Uncut heroin with estimated street value of £1m seized by police on M6

A car collided with a building at the junction of Manchester Road and Hollins Lane in Accrington (Credit: Google)

Driver in critical condition after car crashes into building

Ten years' worth of pothole repair cash has been laid out for Lancashire

Lancashire gets pothole-filling boost from axed HS2 cash

Train Sim World 4: Blackpool Branches: Preston - Blackpool & Ormskirk route Add-on is out now for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Epic Games Store, and Steam for £29.99/€35.99/$39.99.

Local landmarks feature in a new retro-style video game

This was moments after police pulled a mobility scooter over after it was spotted travelling along the M6 at 30mph.

Mobility scooter seized after being spotted driving on the M6

All trains out of Preston have been cancelled or delayed on Monday, November 13 due to severe weather

All trains in and out of Preston cancelled or delayed due to storm

Police have said the motorway northbound between junctions 32 and 33 has reopened following a lorry crashing.

Motorway reopened between junctions 32 and 33 northbound after lorry crash

The motorway is closed northbound near Lancaster.

Three lanes of M6 northbound closed due to lorry crashing

Lancashire Police said officers were preparing to lift a closure on the M6 near Lancaster when an HGV collided with a pedestrian in the carriageway just after junction 33. The man suffered a leg injury and was taken to hospital for treatment

Man struck by lorry on M6

Road accident.

Man hit by HGV on M6 after two accidents stop traffic

Golden Hill Lane in Leyland is closed from the junction with School Lane due to a fire on Saturday afternoon (November 11).

Road closed due to commercial building fire

A car went up in flames on the M55 westbound between Preston and Kirkham (Credit: Google)

Car goes up in flames on M55 westbound

Two people were arrested after police found a sawn-off shotgun in a car on the M6

Man and teenager arrested after sawn-off shotgun found in car

From 8am on Wednesday, November 15, the cost of parking at Royal Preston Hospital will increase by nearly 10%. It means the price for one-hour and two-hour visits will increase by 30p to £2.80 and £3.80, while the cost of a three-hour visit will be 50p more expensive at £6

Hospital hikes price of parking

Specially trained officers to tackle bad behaviour on buses in Lancashire

Specially trained officers to tackle bad behaviour on buses

This car was carrying six people when it flipped.
Police said: "Amazingly the driver and five other passengers in this four seater car were not seriously injured in this incident in Wyre today (November 7).
"The driver having only had their licence two days. Driver reported for offences."

11 shocking incidents on Lancashire's roads in the last month

Northern Trains has issued a warning to persistent fare evaders with a ‘proven pattern of behaviour’ on its services to expect prosecution

Train company issues shock warning to commuters

The incident happened shortly before 11am on Tuesday (November 8) when the man fell from a bridge over the M6 near Wrightington and was struck by a Scania lorry. Police closed the motorway for three hours in both directions, between junctions 28 (Leyland) and J27 (Standish), while emergency services worked at the scene

Man dies after falling from M6 bridge

Emergency services are at the scene between junction 28 for Leyland and junction 27 for Standish and diversions are in place

Live Live updates as police close M6 after 'serious incident'

Police closed the M6 between junctions 28 (Leyland) and J27 (Standish) after a person fell from a bridge over the motorway at around 11.30am on Tuesday, November 7. The casualty was taken to hospital in a serious condition, said North West Ambulance Service.

Person falls from motorway bridge

Motorists are being warned to expect slight delays.

M6 lane closures and 50mph zones warning to motorists

A drink-driver was found asleep at the wheel of his van on the M6 near Chorley (Credit: Google)

Drink-driver found asleep at wheel of van after stopping in live lane on M6

Tickets will still be avaliable to buy over the counter across Lancashire

Lancashire train travellers share joy as ticket offices to remain open