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BBC News
4 hours ago
- BBC News
Man dies after moped crash in Maidstone
A man, aged in his 30s, has died after crashing a moped in Maidstone, police have said. Kent Police was called to the A20 Terrace Road in the town, close to the junction with White Rock Place, at 03:10 BST on man died at the scene and the black Piaggio Vespa was the only vehicle involved, officers have said. Enquiries are being carried out by the serious collision investigation unit. The force has appealed for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.
Daily Mail
4 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Instant karma! Moped rider ditches scooter in the middle of the road as he attempts to run away from police - but is swiftly detained by officers
This is the moment a moped rider attempting to evade police ditches his scooter in the middle of the road, before being swiftly detained by officers. Click above to watch the video in full.
BBC News
a day ago
- BBC News
Man arrested in crackdown on masked Stoke-on-Trent bike gangs
A man has been arrested as part of a police crackdown on masked bike gangs causing anti-social behaviour and stealing followed a moped being ridden by two people wearing balaclavas on Clarence Road, Stoke-on-Trent, on Thursday, and the rider was stopped after a foot chase, Staffordshire Police moped was believed to have been stolen from the Middleport area, the force said, and an angle-grinder was found under the 18-year-old man from Stoke-on-Trent was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, going equipped for theft of a motor vehicle and driving without a licence and insurance. It came after Staffordshire Police received reports of incidents of theft and anti-social behaviour in the city, involving suspects described as white men with balaclavas, dark tracksuits and riding Sur-Ron electric were spotted on Parliament Row in Hanley at about 21:00 BST on Friday after robbing a driver of his food delivery, police were also seen trying to steal a motorbike on nearby Cheapside before fleeing, while a motorbike was also reported stolen.A police spokesperson said officers were reviewing CCTV footage and were urging anyone with information to get in Rebecca Price said: "We will continue to do all we can to disrupt those who blight our communities with this criminality." Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
CTV News
4 days ago
- CTV News
School bus driver left scene after collision with moped in North York: police
A Toronto police cruiser is seen in this undated file image. Police are investigating an apparent hit-and-run collision involving a school bus in North York. It happened near Sheppard Avenue and Faywood Boulevard just after 3 p.m. Police say that the school bus was involved in a collision with a moped, though the circumstances leading up to the collision remain unclear. The school bus did not remain on scene following the crash, police say. A male who was travelling on the moped has since been rushed to hospital via an emergency run. The extent of their injuries is not immediately clear. It is not known whether any children were on board the bus at the time of the incident.
The Guardian
12-06-2025
- General
- The Guardian
Who could deny a hot, tired delivery driver the fruit from their cherry tree?
I couldn't understand what the food delivery bloke was saying to me. His accent was as heavy as his helmet and his words were getting lost in it. At the flats where I live, you're never more than five minutes away from a weary rider like this turning up bearing someone's tea, dinner, breakfast, lunch, snack, whatever. They're not usually there for me, but it has been known. As I parked near the entrance, I saw him hand over his goods to a neighbour, but, unusually, he seemed in no hurry to speed off. He stood there looking up at something, before getting back on his moped and making to leave. But then he looked up again, thought better of leaving and got back off his moped. It was then that he came over to me saying words I couldn't quite catch. He pointed up at the tree we were standing beneath and then I heard him properly, saying: 'Please, if I pick cherry, is that OK?' It was sweet of him to ask, not that the fruit of this improbably tall cherry tree is within my gift. It just happens to stand outside my block, so presumably belongs to all of us living there. Either way, I would have needed a heart of stone to have refused him, standing there hot and bothered and tired next to his moped, doubtless freighted with impatiently awaited burgers, chicken, noodles or some such stashed in the box on the back. All that fodder, prepared with varying levels of haste and care, brought here by him, part of an IT miracle in the shape of some app, generating percentages for corporations in far-off places of which we know and understand little. And all the carrier of this cargo wanted was a handful of cherries. I watched him stretching up with difficulty, trying to reach some low-hanging fruit. The dissonance in the scene was astounding. I ran in to get him a stepladder, but when I looked out of the window I saw him riding away. I hope he had some cherries in his pockets. Adrian Chiles is a Guardian columnist
