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06/09/2010
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Body Of Missing Wedding Guest Recovered
The body of a missing wedding guest has been recovered from the River Wear in Durham. Stephen Burn, 26, from Witton Gilbert, had not been seen since he left a wedding reception at Durham on August 28. Shortly before 9:30am on Sunday morning, a man out on the river in his kayak came across a body around 200 metres from the rowing club, on the Gilesgate side of the river. The body has been formally identified as Mr Burn. A post-mortem is due to be held later and an inquest will be opened in due course.
Two Killed In Chieveley Collision
Two people have been killed in a collision on the A34 in Chieveley. The collision, between a white van and a black Audi, happened around 7:30am this morning, in a layby off the southbound carriageway, around three-quarters of a mile, before the Chieveley turn-off. The southbound carriageway of the A34 has been closed at the Beedon junction and is likely to remain closed most of the morning while enquiries are carried out. Diversions are in place. Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on: 0845 8 505 505 or Crimestoppers anonymously on: 0800 555 111.
Police Appeal Over Fatal Collision
Sussex Police have appealed for information about a fatal road crash in which a 46-year-old Newhaven man was killed. The incident happened on the eastbound carriageway of the A27, just east of the Shoreham tunnel, around 7:20pm on Sunday, when a silver Honda and a blue Hyundai collided. The dead man was driving the silver Honda. An 11-year-old male passenger in the Honda also received minor injuries in the crash, but the 76-year-old driver of the Hyundai was uninjured. The road was closed for several hours, but re-opened at 3am today. Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on: 0845 60 70 999.
(KMcA/GK)
The body of a missing wedding guest has been recovered from the River Wear in Durham. Stephen Burn, 26, from Witton Gilbert, had not been seen since he left a wedding reception at Durham on August 28. Shortly before 9:30am on Sunday morning, a man out on the river in his kayak came across a body around 200 metres from the rowing club, on the Gilesgate side of the river. The body has been formally identified as Mr Burn. A post-mortem is due to be held later and an inquest will be opened in due course.
Two Killed In Chieveley Collision
Two people have been killed in a collision on the A34 in Chieveley. The collision, between a white van and a black Audi, happened around 7:30am this morning, in a layby off the southbound carriageway, around three-quarters of a mile, before the Chieveley turn-off. The southbound carriageway of the A34 has been closed at the Beedon junction and is likely to remain closed most of the morning while enquiries are carried out. Diversions are in place. Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on: 0845 8 505 505 or Crimestoppers anonymously on: 0800 555 111.
Police Appeal Over Fatal Collision
Sussex Police have appealed for information about a fatal road crash in which a 46-year-old Newhaven man was killed. The incident happened on the eastbound carriageway of the A27, just east of the Shoreham tunnel, around 7:20pm on Sunday, when a silver Honda and a blue Hyundai collided. The dead man was driving the silver Honda. An 11-year-old male passenger in the Honda also received minor injuries in the crash, but the 76-year-old driver of the Hyundai was uninjured. The road was closed for several hours, but re-opened at 3am today. Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on: 0845 60 70 999.
(KMcA/GK)
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