Major UK, Australia Travel Disruptions After Crashes

Significant travel disruptions are affecting the UK and Australia due to multiple roadway incidents and planned infrastructure works. In Falmouth, Cornwall, authorities have announced a months-long closure of key roads starting July 24 for a £110,000 gas network upgrade, expected to impact summer holiday traffic. Major UK motorways have seen serious accidents: a lorry overturned on the M54 in Staffordshire causing long delays; the M25 faced closures in Essex and Surrey due to an overturned van and a separate police incident; and the M62 in Liverpool and the M4 in Berkshire experienced full closures from crashes and a lorry fire. In Australia, a multi-car crash closed a four-kilometre stretch of Melbourne’s Monash Freeway. Authorities in all affected regions are urging drivers to plan ahead, seek alternative routes, and allow extra travel time. Emergency services continue to respond to the incidents.