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Sunday, 19 February 2012

BBC News

• Roundabout crash witness appealPolice appeal for witnesses to come forward after four people were injured when a car crashed into a roundabout in Dundee.
• Three in hospital as cars collideThree people have been taken to hospital after an incident involving two cars on the A477 in Pembrokeshire.

The Observer

• Olympic VIPs take fast lane leaving patients at riskGames organisers accused of risking health of Londoners by banning ambulances without blue lights on from 'Games lanes'Sick and vulnerable NHS patients will be left stranded in ambulances in traffic jams while dignitaries and sponsors race past in a fleet of expensive cars on specially designated lanes during the Olympics, healthcare providers fear.Games organisers have been accused of risking people's health by banning the routine use by ambulances of the

The Mirror

• Two more dates added to humorous coach tour of the M25Other landmarks described by the guide will include Heathrow™s terminal 5 and the Dartford crossing

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph commented Parking charge rises win Labour supportArticle

Journal Live

• Three invites sent Tory Whip Earl Attlee to see the A1A GOVERNMENT peer who suggested motorists use another road in response to calls for the A1 to be dualled is yet to reply to three letters inviting him to the region.

Liverpool Echo

• Sefton Park roads finally set to be repaired after years of potholesTHE pothole-ridden roads around Sefton Park are finally set to be repaired.
• Man suffers suspected spinal injuries after Wirral motorway crashA  MAN was taken to hospital with suspected spinal injuries after the van he was in collided with a car on a Wirral stretch of the M53 motorway.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Suffolk: Police appeal for children to stay away from A14 bridgesCHILDREN have been urged not to play on bridges over the A14 amid fears from motorists items are being thrown onto the carriageway.

Other Regional Press

• Petition aims to stop more instructors taking to roadsA driving instructor is calling on the Government to ban any new teachers saying that the industry is over supplied.
• Traders concerned camera cars will make no-go areasBusinesses have called for the return of traffic wardens after claiming a mobile CCTV van is ruining their trade. Cars armed with cameras aiming to pick up illegal parkers were introduced by Central

Other News Sources

• Four injured in Dundee car crashThe men were taken to the city™s Ninewells Hospital for treatment.
• Motorist left with ˜severe facial injuries™ after road attackPolice hunting three suspects after ˜truly horrifying™ incident say it was not a ˜random™ assault.
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