12/08/2011

Other UK News In Brief

Double Murder Probed In Greater London

The Metropolitan Police have appealed for information about a double murder in the Hillingdon area of London. Police were called to an address in New Road, Harlington on August 10 around 3:15pm following concerns for the welfare of the occupants of the premises. They discovered the bodies of a man and a woman, both aged 20, who had both suffered stab wounds. The pair have not yet been formally identified. The Homicide and Serious Crime Command are investigating and no arrests have been made so far. Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on: 0208 247 7821 or Crimestoppers anonymously on: 0800 555 111.

Police Named Man Killed In Lincolnshire RTC

Lincolnshire Police have named the man killed in an road traffic collision earlier this week as Zydrunas Krasauskas. The 22-year-old from Moulton Chapel was driving a black Toyota Celica, which was involved in a collision with a white Ford Transit and a DAF articulated lorry around 11:40am on Tuesday at the A16 Spalding bypass at Crowland. The driver of the Transit, a 44-year-old man from Bourne, was taken to Boston Pilgrim Hospital for treatment for minor injuries. The driver of the lorry is a 47-year-old man from Whaplode.

Man Killed In Quad Bike Crash

Hertfordshire Police have appealed for information after a quad bike rider was killed in a collision with a car. The incident happened around 12:30am on Wednesday, east of Burley Gate on the A417, when the green Yamaha bike was involved in a head-on collision with a white Fiat Sceicento. The quad bike rider, a man in his 40s, received serious head injuries in the crash and was taken to Hereford County Hospital, but was pronounced dead later that morning. Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on: 0300 333 3000 or Crimestoppers anonymously on: 0800 555 111.

(KMcA/BMcC)

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