northbound

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Police said a grey Ford Kuga was seen driving northbound on the southbound carriageway of the M90, near junction seven, at about 22:30 on Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

National Highways said the southbound carriageway of the A46 - between the A606 at Hickling and the B676 near Six Hills - had been shut, with a lane also closed on the northbound side.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

Authorities have yet to say what caused the crash shortly before 3 p.m. in the northbound lanes near Pyramid Lake in the Angeles National Forest.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

Farther to the northwest, both northbound lanes at a truck bypass in Sylmar were flooded.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

Also on July 7 the Wells-Fargo agent in Midlothian, Texas, loaded a large trunk into the baggage car of a northbound train.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson