A man has died following a motorcycle crash near Sellafield, Cumbria Police has confirmed.

Police were contacted shortly after 5am on Thursday, March 21, with a report of a crash involving one vehicle.

The man, who was driving the Kawasaki motorcycle , was pronounced dead at the scene on the A595 near to Sellafield, Egremont.

The man, 60, was from Whitehaven.

There were no other reported injuries.

The A595 was closed between Blackbeck roundabout to Yottenfews roundabout.

Cumbria Police have said: “Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at https://orlo.uk/xHO9s, quoting incident number 8 of 21 March 2024.

“You can also phone on 101.”