An on-duty Highways England officer has been killed in a collision on the M6 in Cumbria. His fellow colleague suffered serious injuries.
A spokesperson for Highways England said: “Our thoughts are with the family, friends, and colleagues of the Highways England traffic officers who were involved in a collision on the M6 in Cumbria on Sunday 21 February while responding to an incident."
A on-duty traffic officer was killed, and a colleague seriously injured, in a collision on the M6 in Cumbria, Highways England has confirmed.
The crash happened on February 21, between junction 38 to junction 37.
One man was pronounced dead at the scene. A second was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The southbound carriageway was closed for nine hours yesterday as emergency services dealt with the incident.
Patrick McLoughlin said his thoughts are with the family of Adam Gibb, who died, and his colleague who was injured, while working on the M6.
The family of Adam Gibb, the Highways England worker killed on the M6 in Cumbria, have paid tribute to him.