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MINOR INJURIES AFTER NEW DRIVER CRASHES INTO WALL IN YARMOUTH
No significant injuries were sustained when a newly qualified driver lost control of their vehicle after clipping a wall in Yarmouth this afternoon (Thursday). Police were called to the scene on Hallets Shute at around 16:00 to reports of a...
Read moreDetailsANKLE INJURY FOR PEDESTRIAN HIT BY CAR ON PAN
A pedestrian sustained an ankle injury as a result of being hit by a car on Pan Estate in Newport this afternoon (Thursday). It was at around 15:00 that Police and paramedics were called to Berry Close, off Furlongs, to...
Read moreDetailsCAR DRIVER SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER SMASHING HEAD-ON INTO BUS
The driver of a Ford Focus ST has been hospitalised with serious injuries following a head-on crash with a double decker bus during the early hours of this morning (Thursday), with Police now appealing for witnesses and seeking to identify...
Read moreDetailsBODY OF 61-YEAR-OLD BRIGHSTONE MAN FOUND AT COMPTON BEACH
The body of a 61-year-old man was discovered on the beach at Compton last night (Wednesday), Police have confirmed. 3 lifeboats, 2 Coastguard Rescue Teams and the Coastguard helicopter were all deployed on a search of the West Wight beauty...
Read moreDetailsHEAD-ON BUS CRASH SEES AIR AMBULANCE CALLED TO WROXALL
A double decker bus has sustained significant front end damage as a result of a head-on crash with a car on the main road between Wroxall and Ventnor this morning (Thursday). Police, fire and ambulance crews are all on scene...
Read moreDetailsCASUALTY ON THE BEACH PROMPTS MULTI-AGENCY RESPONSE TO COMPTON
The discovery of a casualty on the beach at Compton has led to a large scale, multi-agency response tonight (Wednesday). Coastguard Rescue 175 helicopter, Coastguard Rescue Teams from Ventnor and The Needles, Yarmouth RNLI, Freshwater Independent Lifeboat, the Isle of...
Read moreDetailsHAVE YOU SEEN MISSING NEIL YOUNGS? CONCERNS OVER 57-YEAR-OLD’S WELFARE
Concerns are growing for the welfare of 57-year-old Neil Youngs, who was last seen just 4 hours ago in Sandown. Police have issued an appeal for information in a bid to locate the 57-year-old, last seen at around 16:00 today...
Read moreDetailsHUNT ON FOR IFOR WILLIAMS TRAILER STOLEN FROM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE IN LAKE
Police are investigating the theft of a trailer from an industrial estate in Lake overnight - with Islanders being asked to keep a sharp eye out. An Ifor Williams twin-axle trailer belonging to PJC Glazing was taken from Lake Industrial...
Read moreDetailsDAM BUILT TO PROTECT INJURED BEACHGOER AFTER FALL AT YAVERLAND
A beachgoer, who was enjoying a stroll along the beach at Yaverland when they fell and sustained a serious injury, had to be surrounded by a wall of sand to protect them from the incoming tide yesterday evening (Tuesday). The...
Read moreDetailsWITNESS APPEAL TO SERIOUS MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN ADGESTONE LAUNCHED BY POLICE
Police investigating a collision between a motorcycle and a tractor trailer in Adgestone, which left a man in his 40s with serious leg injuries, are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Emergency services were called at 19:02 on Tuesday 20th...
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