Warning after battery fire damages bin lorry. Greig Watson - BBC News, Nottingham. Thu, June 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM UTC. 1 min read.

A man has been taken to hospital after he was hit by a bin lorry, in Birmingham. It happened at the junction of Aldridge Road and Holford Drive, Perry Barr, at about 07:30 BST, West Midlands ...

A man has been taken to hospital after he was hit by a bin lorry, in Birmingham. It happened at the junction of Aldridge Road and Holford Drive, Perry Barr, at about 07:30 BST, West Midlands Police.

A serious fire in a refuse lorry in Exeter was started by a vape battery which exploded, a council says.

Bin lorry drivers face axe as strike talks fail. 9 July 2025. Share Save. Elizabeth Glinka. BBC Midlands Political Editor. Aida Fofana & Tanya Gupta. BBC News, West Midlands. Share Save. PA Media.

At the time the police confirmed that they had been called to the scene at around 12.45pm and that a male had died following a collision between a white bin lorry and a member of the crew.

Bin lorry drivers face axe as strike talks fail. Image source, PA Media. Image caption, Piles of rubbish, like in this picture from April, have built up on the city's streets during the dispute.