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A minor crash between a Toyota and a truck in Lake this morning (Friday) has led to the hospitalisation of a driver. Police were called to the scene of the incident, near the zebra crossing on Lake Hill, at 10:40...

Red Funnel passengers are facing delays of up to 40 minutes this morning (Friday) due to a problem with a linkspan. The ferry operator has confirmed that one of the fingers of the linkspan at the East Cowes terminal is...

32-year-old Danielle Tuffrey has been charged with drink driving, driving without insurance and driving without a valid test certificate following a crash involving a Police van in Sandown last night (Thursday). As previously reported by Island Echo, at around 19:15...

Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision at Sandford on the outskirts of Godshill this morning (Friday). The crash, which occurred shortly before 07:40, has happened on the A3020 near the junctions with Redhill Lane and Lessland Lane. Island...

The Cowes Floating Bridge has once again been taken out of service due to a technical fault. The East Cowes-Cowes crossing was suspended at just before 07:00 and remains suspended at this time, despite the official website stating otherwise. A...

The driver of a Mini has been arrested on suspicion of drink and/or drug driving following a collision with a Police van in Sandown this evening (Thursday), which has hospitalised 3 people. As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services...

A police van has crashed into a private vehicle at a crossroads junction in Sandown this evening (Thursday). The incident has occurred at the junction of Leed Street and Fitzroy Street near the middle of the town. It appears the Hampshire...

The commute home is delayed for those heading to and from Ryde as a result of a crash on the main road at Binstead this evening (Thursday).  A silver VW Golf has collided head-on into a wall near the junction...

The discovery of clothes on the beach at Sandown has prompted a search to be launched involving HM Coastguard, Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat and the Police. Coastguard Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor are currently searching the shore at Sandown...

Gritters will be deployed across the Isle of Wight later this afternoon (Thursday) and again during the early hours of tomorrow morning as a particularly cold night is forecast. Island Roads say that the normal gritting routes and bridge decks...