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Motorway closed after fatal crash | Motorway closed after fatal crash |
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A 12-mile stretch of the M6 in Cumbria has been closed after a man died in a crash on Monday morning. | A 12-mile stretch of the M6 in Cumbria has been closed after a man died in a crash on Monday morning. |
Police said a lorry and a Transit van were in collision near Southwaite services shortly before 0800 BST. | |
The motorway is expected to be closed in both directions between junction 41 at Wigton and junction 42 at Carlisle South for up to six hours. | |
The accident has caused major congestion. Police, fire crews and the air ambulance attended the scene. | The accident has caused major congestion. Police, fire crews and the air ambulance attended the scene. |