Transport and Logistics Network
A pedestrian was tragically killed after being struck by a vehicle on the M6[1], police said.Police, paramedics and highways officers rushed to the scene at junction 42 near Carlisle[2] last night (September 14). The incident happened shortly after 8pm…
Cumbria police’s road safety camera vans will be operating in Crook, Bowness, Kendal, the A65 between Kendal & Kirkby Lonsdale, the M6 J45-42 & J38-J36, Roadhead, Mote, Longtown, north Carlisle, the A595 between Carlisle & Moota and the A689 between …
Jesse Rees, 27, who was driving home after finishing his shift, claimed that the tragedy happened when he tried to retrieve his phone after dropping it.
But an analysis showed that the defendant was actively using the phone for at least 76 seconds in t…
By Aidan Radnedge[1] and Natasha Anderson[2] Published: 17:35, 6 August 2024 | Updated: 18:22, 6 August 2024
A van driver who was using his phone at the wheel when he killed a motorbike-riding 76-year-old grandfather in a crash on the M6 …
Cumbria police’s road safety camera vans will be operating on the M6 J45-J40, the A595 between Barrow & Millom, Salterbeck, Workington, the A596 between Mayport & Wigton, the A6 between Carlisle & Penrith, Dalston, west Carlisle, and the Penrith area…
A7 CRASH:
Police are asking for anyone with information to come forward after a crash on the A7 between Sandysike and Longtown.
Officers were called to the collision at 2:27pm on July 26.
The collision involved a motorbike and a camper van.
The motorb…
The tragedy happened on A66 a mile east of Kirkby Thore in December 2021 and claimed the life of 60-year-old Paul Stenner, an experienced professional driver who was taking his DAF HGV back to Humberside.
He was confirmed dead at the scene.
Nathan Mich…
Cumbria police’s road safety camera vans will be operating on the A685 between Brough & Tebay, the A66 east of Penrith, the M6 J45-J42 & J40-J38, the A6 between Kendal & Penrith, Cliburn, north Carlisle & the A689 between Carlisle & Brampton today, T…
The application from Simtor was for land to south of Chapel Close but Wetheral parish council had raised concerns over the access point onto Downagate Road, as well as road safety concerns at the nearby A69, and a lack of places at Warwick Bridge Prima…
Cumbria police’s road safety camera vans will be operating in Barrow, Walney, Ulverston, the A590 between Newby Bridge & Barrow, the A66 east from Penrith, the A591 between Keswick & Grasmere, the A66 between Keswick & Penrith and the A6 between Carl…