Road Safety

Farmers For Action calls for trailer licences to be scrapped in NI

Farmers For Action calls for trailer licences to be scrapped in NI

Rural lobby group Farmers For Action has written to Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister calling for a decision made in Westminster...

September 20, 2021
Authorities seek tractor driver following traffic light collision

Authorities seek tractor driver following traffic light collision

Authorities in Northern Ireland are seeking to speak to the driver of a red tractor who had a collision with...

June 29, 2021
Driver of 4×4 towing trailer sought following hit-and-run incident

Driver of 4×4 towing trailer sought following hit-and-run incident

The driver of a 4×4 which was towing a “distinctive” flatbed trailer is being sought by members of the Police...

February 10, 2021
Farm worker convicted after straw bales incident leaves cyclist brain damaged

Farm worker convicted after straw bales incident leaves cyclist brain damaged

A farm worker has been convicted of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after failing to secure a load of...

January 14, 2021
Man taken to hospital following collision between car and tractor

Man taken to hospital following collision between car and tractor

An appeal for information has been made in relation to a collision which took place between a car and a...

December 3, 2020
Tractor driver arrested for driving on motorway…in wrong direction

Tractor driver arrested for driving on motorway…in wrong direction

A tractor driver has been arrested for a number of offences after being stopped for driving on a motorway –...

October 27, 2020
Tractor found parked up ‘with its engine running and no one in it’

Tractor found parked up ‘with its engine running and no one in it’

A tractor was left running and unattended while its driver was in a nearby shop buying lunch, a local police...

October 19, 2020
Farmers reminded to keep roads clear of mud and muck

Farmers reminded to keep roads clear of mud and muck

With potato and veg harvesting, ploughing, planting and muck spreading still ongoing across Scotland, the National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS)...

October 10, 2020
Warning issued after collision involving tractor and car with drunk driver

Warning issued after collision involving tractor and car with drunk driver

A warning has been issued to never drink and drive after a collision between a tractor and a car –...

October 1, 2020
Police seek to speak to tractor driver following hit-and-run in Tyrone

Police seek to speak to tractor driver following hit-and-run in Tyrone

Members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have issued an appeal for information in relation to a hit-and-run...

September 28, 2020
Towing trailer spells trouble for driver

Towing trailer spells trouble for driver

The driver of a small car towing a trailer landed in hot water with law enforcement last week after being...

September 28, 2020
Driver of car towing trailer sought after collision on dual carriageway

Driver of car towing trailer sought after collision on dual carriageway

An appeal has been made for the driver of a red car towing a trailer to come forward after the...

September 18, 2020
Quad ‘observed driving in a dangerous manner’ seized

Quad ‘observed driving in a dangerous manner’ seized

A quad bike which was observed “driving in a dangerous manner” has been seized by members of the Police Service...

September 4, 2020
Wheel flies off livestock trailer and kills dog walker in Devon

Wheel flies off livestock trailer and kills dog walker in Devon

Police are appealing for information in relation to an incident where a wheel flew off a livestock trailer and killed...

September 3, 2020
Info sought following collision between motorbike and 4X4 with cattle trailer

Info sought following collision between motorbike and 4X4 with cattle trailer

An appeal has been made for witnesses following a road collision between a motorbike and a 4X4 towing a cattle...

August 12, 2020
Livestock trailer carrying 12 cows overturns at roundabout

Livestock trailer carrying 12 cows overturns at roundabout

A tractor drawing a trailer with 12 cows in it overturned at a roundabout in England earlier today, Tuesday, July...

July 7, 2020
Police pull tractor driver for motorway mishap on M1

Police pull tractor driver for motorway mishap on M1

A tractor driver was pulled in by police officers when travelling on the M1 motorway last week, resulting in a...

May 25, 2020
Mother and daughter killed in crash involving quad and tractor

Mother and daughter killed in crash involving quad and tractor

A woman and her daughter have been killed in a road crash involving a quad and a tractor while a...

May 13, 2020