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The tragic incident happened on Sunday evening
09:16, 15 Mar 2026
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The woman was struck by a car on Lamplugh Road
An elderly woman has sadly died after being struck by a car.
Emergency services were called to Lamplugh Road in Cockermouth fol…
These are the locations that police regularly use to target speeding drivers across the county.
These cameras aren’t there to spoil the drive.
They exist because these roads are shared with cyclists, walkers, farm traffic, and wildlife often appearing …
The incident occurred westbound on the A66 following reports of a collision between a HGV and a car on the Cockermouth roundabout.
There is no reported injuries.
Cumbria Police said the incident was first reported at 7:34am this morning, December 11.
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A spokesperson for Cumbria Police said: “Today our Road Safety Camera vans will be operating in Keswick, the A66 west of Penrith, Cockermouth, Crook, Barrow, Kirkby in Furness, the M6 J38 – J36, Ulverston and the A590 between Ulverston & Brettargh …
Michael Moore, 62, who had an unblemished 30-year professional driving career before the incident, was sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court after he admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving on the A591 near Kendal.
Prosecutor Tariq Khawam outl…
A man who died in a three-vehicle collision on the A66 has been named.The collision between Bridgefoot and Broughton Cross was reported at 9:57am on September 9 and involved a grey Volkswagen Golf, a Scania HGV and a blue Volkswagen Caddy panel van.Joh…
The crash was reported at 9.57am on September 9 and involved a grey Volkswagen Golf, a Scania HGV, and a blue Volkswagen Caddy panel van.
John Toynbee, 65, of Cockermouth, was the driver of the Volkswagen Golf and was pronounced dead at the scene of …
Speed camera vans will be in place on the A66, the A595, and the M6.
Police reveal the location of their speed camera vans each day and place them in known speeding hotspots.
A freedom of information request by the News …
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Mr Bonnar, of …
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