People are being urged to dispose of batteries carefully after seven bin lorry fires were caused by them being thrown away with everyday household waste. When batteries are put into wheelie bins ...

Harry Clarke was unconscious at the wheel when the bin lorry went out of control, killing six people The driver of a bin lorry which crashed killing six people misled a GP about his medical past ...

A fire broke out in Plymouth city centre this morning, Friday, October 4. It has been reported that a bin lorry caught fire on Bath Street, near the Pavilions. Pictures taken from the scene show ...

The family of an 11-year-old boy who died after being hit by a bin lorry in Edinburgh have described him as "the perfect son". Thomas Wong was riding his bike when he was involved in a collision ...

The bin lorry had been driving along Calder Street when it is believed that the brakes failed around 1.30pm this afternoon. Restaurant manager Jonathan was in his back room studying during his ...

A HUGE pile of rubbish filled a street after residents “heard an explosion” when a fire broke-out in a bin lorry. Friern Gardens, in Wickford, was filled with a large pile of rubbish ...

Video footage shows the moment an empty gas bottle, disposed of in a regular household bin, caught fire inside the lorry in Newham, London. The worker who was lifting the bin from the back of the ...

The bin lorry emptied its contents on Clarence Road in Rayleigh, Essex, after a fire started in the rear of the vehicle A bin lorry emptied its load of rubbish on a residential street after a fire ...

Three people have been hurt in a crash between a car and a bin lorry. It happened on the A1028 at Skendleby, near Skegness, at about 08:30 GMT on Wednesday. Lincolnshire Police said the vehicles ...

An east London council on Friday issued an urgent warning after a bin lorry explosion resulted in a refuse worker being rushed to hospital. Newham town hall has told residents that some rubbish ...