This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/cumbria/7056033.stm
The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 5 | Version 6 |
---|---|
Motorway chaos after fatal crash | Motorway chaos after fatal crash |
(about 1 hour later) | |
A large stretch of the M6 in Cumbria was closed after a man died when a vehicle transporter crashed on Monday. | |
Police said the lorry carrying vans crashed through the central reservation, near junction 42 at Carlisle South, at 0800 BST. | Police said the lorry carrying vans crashed through the central reservation, near junction 42 at Carlisle South, at 0800 BST. |
The impact caused one of the vans to fall on to the road. A second man was treated for minor injuries in hospital. | |
The motorway was partially reopened in both directions after about eight hours, Cumbria Police said. | |
'Scientific evidence' | |
Large tailbacks were reported in the area of junction 42, with motorists advised to avoid the motorway around Carlisle. | Large tailbacks were reported in the area of junction 42, with motorists advised to avoid the motorway around Carlisle. |
Diversions were in place on the A6, but heavy congestion was also reported on that road. | |
Cumbria Police said it was uncertain when the motorway would be fully reopened as barrier repairs were ongoing. | |
Insp Terry Bathgate, of Cumbria Police, said: "There is significant technical difficulties in recovering a vehicle of this size. | 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." | "There are experts at the scene recovering scientific evidence and we have to spend time to find the root cause of this accident." |