A woman driving near Gävle, Sweden, was the only occupant to escape without injuries after a crash that killed two men and injured a woman, according to official sources. She has been charged with causing the fatal accident, with authorities stating she lacked a driver's license at the time. The car was traveling at 154 kilometers per hour on a road where the allowed speed is 70 kilometers per hour, and it crashed into a tree and a stone.
On the night of June 6, four people were traveling in the car after attending an introduction course for a new job outside Gävle, according to official sources. They had decided during the night to go into town to eat food, with the woman in her 30s driving off Bönavägen at high speed.
During the trial, the woman claimed it was chaotic in the car and the passengers pressured her to drive faster, according to her testimony. Witnesses reported a wobbly and extremely fast car on E22 near Hjärup on the evening of January 20, with one witness driving at 110 km/h when the woman's car suddenly passed, based on multiple reports.
In Bury, England, a woman has been arrested after a car crashed through the wall of a town centre gym, injuring a man inside, according to multiple reports. Greater Manchester Police confirmed that a man in his 60s, who was inside the gym, was struck by the car and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. A woman in her 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing injury by dangerous driving and remained in hospital, police said. JD Gym in Bury stated that an incident occurred involving a vehicle making contact with the exterior of the building, resulting in damage to part of the gym.
Recent driving convictions in the UK include Natalie Alice Shaw, 22, who lost her licence for six months after driving off with a road-raging driver gripping onto her bonnet, based on multiple reports. Southport Magistrates Court disqualified Shaw from driving for six months. A 19-year-old woman was convicted for driving without a license and fined, after claiming she accidentally rolled the car while sitting in the driver's seat, according to multiple sources. A woman in her 25s was sentenced to one year and ten months in prison for gross negligence in traffic, unlicensed driving, and causing two deaths and injuries in a crash, multiple reports indicate. Faye Dawson, 50, was sentenced to one year and two months in prison and disqualified from driving for four years and seven months for dangerous driving while drunk, with passengers including children, and was driving at 80mph on the wrong side of the road before crashing, injuring four of five passengers.
In Västervik, Sweden, a woman was convicted for causing another's death after driving over a man at an unguarded pedestrian crossing in October 2024, according to P4 Kalmar. Multiple reports indicate she looked at her mobile phone and drove over the man, killing him.
I was disturbed. I was distracted. I was pressured. And that was the cause.
In California, two people were killed in a head-on collision on Monday involving a wrong-way driver, based on research from five sources. The three-vehicle collision occurred on White Rock Road near Prairie City Road south of Highway 50 around 8:20 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officials said the wrong-way vehicle was driven by a 41-year-old man traveling west on eastbound White Rock Road when it crashed into a vehicle driven by a 21-year-old woman. Another eastbound vehicle traveling behind the woman also became involved in the crash and spun out of control, research shows. The driver of the third vehicle suffered minor to moderate injuries, the CHP reported. Witnesses reported that the wrong-way driver was speeding around 80 to 100 mph just before the collision occurred.
The CHP is currently investigating the California collision and why the wrong-way driver was driving recklessly, research indicates. The CHP and Caltrans created a pilot program to prevent wrong-way driving on U.S. Route 50, Interstate 5 and Interstate 80. This program includes wrong-way traffic signs with an advanced monitoring system and flashing pavement markers.
In San Leandro, California, two people died and two California Highway Patrol officers were injured when a pair of crashes ended a pursuit early Saturday morning, authorities said. Just before 3:45 a.m., CHP officers attempted to stop the driver of a white Mercedes sedan traveling at high speeds on westbound Interstate 580, east of Eden Canyon Road in Castro Valley, based on research. The driver of the Mercedes took off from officers, beginning a pursuit that continued into San Leandro, according to authorities. CHP officers said the driver tried to exit onto East 14th Street from the westbound Interstate 238 and crashed into a sound wall. Two officers in a CHP unit tried to take the same exit and also crashed into the sound wall, the CHP reported. The driver and one passenger in the Mercedes were pronounced dead at the scene, officers said. A third passenger in the vehicle was taken to a nearby hospital with major injuries, research shows. Both CHP officers were taken to a hospital with 'major, non-life-threatening injuries,' authorities confirmed.
In London, emergency services shut off East Ferry Road, near Crossharbour DLR station, today (October 27) at 2.16pm following an incident, research indicates. Photographs show a traffic light knocked down with a damaged car next to it. The London Ambulance Service treated three people at the scene, with two taken to hospital and one discharged at the scene. Police officers dispersed people at the scene. East Ferry Road was closed both ways around Pepper Street for hours, with bus routes diverted.
In Northamptonshire, two people have died following a serious collision between a lorry and a van on a major road, based on research from two sources. Northamptonshire Police confirmed a crash occurred between a white Volkswagen Caddy and an HGV lorry on the westbound carriageway of the A14. The incident took place between Welford and the M1 interchange at Catthorpe on just after 21:00 GMT on Wednesday. The passenger in the Volkswagen, a man in his 40s, died at the scene.
Ongoing investigations include the CHP's Golden Gate Division Multi-Disciplinary Accident Investigation Team looking into the San Leandro crash, according to research.