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SWBNcrash – By Adam Dutton A 21-year-old student has died after she was involved in a crash while riding an e-bike on a university campus. Emergency services were called to the University of Nottingham after the young woman suffer serious injuries in the early hours of his morning (Tue). Police said she had been riding an electric bicycle on the University Park campus when she was involved in a road traffic incident. The victim, who has not yet been named, was taken to hospital but despite the best efforts of medical staff she was pronounced dead a short time later.…

SWLNfire – By Izzy Hawksworth A man has died after a fire ripped through a flat in a town centre, police have confirmed. Emergency services rushed to the apartment in Leigh, Greater Manchester, at around 3.45am this morning (Monday) after reports that a flat was on fire. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have now confirmed that a man was found dead in the flat. Photos from the scene on Railway Road show forensics going into the shop below the property, which is called ‘Cha Cha Gee Poundplus.’ Other photographs show Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) firefighters on a ladder,…

SWLSfire – By Adam Dutton and Julia Baker An elderly man in his 80s has died after a fire broke out in a greenhouse at his village home. Emergency services were called to a quiet cul-de-sac in leafy Holme Lacy, Herefordshire, after the blaze broke out on Tuesday (11/2). Police, fire crews and paramedics all rushed to the property on Hardinge Close but the pensioner, who has not yet been named, could not be saved. Fire crews said they fought the greenhouse fire using a hose reel jet before the OAP was found dead at the scene. West Mercia Police…