Cumbria Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal collision occurred on the A66 near Brough.

The emergency services were called at 4:58pm yesterday after a report of a two vehicle collision involving a grey Honda Civic and a silver Vauxhall Astra.

The driver of the Vauxhall Astra, a 38-year-old man from the Nottinghamshire area, sadly died at the scene.

The A66 was closed between the A6 at Penrith and the A685 at Brough for a number of hours.

Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at here, quoting incident number 143 of April 13, 2024.

It can also be reported by phone on 101.