Tragedy as cyclist in his 70s killed after crash with lorry

A cyclist in his 70s has tragically died after being struck by a lorry.

The smash happened on the A6 south of Hackthorpe, near Penrith [1], at around 11.40am on Wednesday (January 28).

Cumbria [2] Police said emergency services, including an air ambulance, attended however the cyclist, who was a local man, died at the scene. Advertisement Advertisement

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Officers are investigating and the force has appealed to anyone who witnessed the crash or who has dashcam footage to come forward.

Anyone with information can report it online at https://orlo.uk/NehIt [3] and quoting incident number 81 of January 28.

You can also phone on 101.

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References

^ Penrith (www.lancs.live)
^ Cumbria (www.lancs.live)
^ https://orlo.uk/NehIt (orlo.uk)
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