Police diversions in place following crash

The Environment Agency is at the scene of the school bus and lorry crash on the A685 because a large amount of diesel has spilt from the lorry.

Cumbria County Council are have called out a specialist clean-up contractor to deal with the spillage, who are on site now.

In the meantime, motorists are advised to use the following diversions:

M6 junction 38 Tebay southwards to junction 37, then A684 into Kendal, and vice-versa.

For non-motorway traffic, a suitable route is to use the B6260 from Tebay to Orton, then the B6261 from Orton to Shap Toll Bar, and from there along the A6 to Kendal, and vice-versa.