Border Travel
ROAD: A69: Closed in both directions
The A69 is closed in both directions between B6318 (Greenhead) and B6321 (Haltwhistle) due to an accident.
The accident is affecting traffic between Carlisle and Newcastle.
Snow is reported to be very bad, and police are asking all lorries to avoid the area altogether.
A diversion is in place via the Military Road.
Ambulance damaged in fire
Ambulance damaged in fire
Paramedics had to evacuate an ambulance after the vehicle caught fire on the A69 in north Cumbria.
There were no patients on board when the incident happened last night.
It's thought an electrical fault caused the fire which badly damaged the vehicle.
Traffic was delayed on the A69.