Man dead following two-vehicle A66 crash in the Lake District

A man in his 80s has died following a crash on the A66.

Police were called to the incident just after 9am this morning following a collision near Thornthwaite.

The collision involved a red Citroen Picasso and a white Vauxhall Combo van.

The driver of the Picasso, a man in his eighties, from the Wigton area, was subsequently pronounced deceased.

A passenger in the Picasso, a woman in her fifties, and the driver of the van, a man in his thirties, were taken to the Cumberland Infirmary with serious injuries.

The road remains closed while a forensic collision investigation is conducted.

Diversions remain in place.

Anyone with any information, who witnessed the collision, or saw the vehicles before the incident, are asked to contact police.

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