Police name A595 crash victim
The name of a man killed in an accident on the A595 at Moota, near to Hays Wood, has been confirmed as Brian Rooney.
The 62 year-old, from Thornhill, Egremont, died in a two vehicle collision at around 3:10pm on Wednesday 21 January.
He had been driving a red Renault Laguna towards Cockermouth, when it collided with a road maintenance vehicle.
A 64 year-old female passenger was taken to the Cumberland Infirmary, but her injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
A 48 year-old man from the Brampton area, who was driving the road maintenance vehicle, was also taken to the Cumberland Infirmary with minor injuries.