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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 when a vehicle transporter crashed on Monday.
Police said a lorry and a Transit van were in collision near Southwaite services shortly before 0800 BST. Police said the lorry carrying Transit vans crashed through the central reservation, near junction 42 at Carlisle South, at 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 impact caused one of the vans to spill onto the road. A second man was treated for minor injuries in hospital.
The accident has caused major congestion. Police, fire crews and the air ambulance attended the scene. The closure is expected in both directions between junction 41 at Wigton and junction 42 until 1400 BST.
Large tailbacks have been reported in the area and motorists are being advised to avoid the motorway around Carlisle.
Diversions are in place on the A6, but heavy congestion is also being reported on that road.
Insp Terry Bathgate, of Cumbria Police, said: "There is significant technical difficulties in recovering a vehicle of this size.
"There are experts at the scene recovering scientific evidence and we have to spend time to find the root cause of this accident."