Accident cleared on M6 Cumbria
All lanes have reopened on the M6 southbound in Cumbria between junctions 43 and 44, following an earlier accident.
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Accident on M6 Cumbria between junctions 43 and 44
Two lanes are closed on the M6 southbound in Cumbria, due to an accident between junctions 44 and 43.
Emergency services are at the scene.
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M6 Cumbria J43-J44 accident cleared
The M6 in Cumbria is now clear between junctions 43 and 44, following an earlier accident.
M6 Cumbria blocked between J43 and J44 (Northbound)
The M6 in Cumbria is blocked northbound between junctions 43 (Carlisle) and 44 (Carlisle North), due to an accident.
M6 Cumbria: Two lanes re-opened after earlier accident
Two lanes on the M6 in Cumbria between junctions 43 and 44 have re-opened following an earlier accident.
Lane one (of three) remains closed, and traffic is backing up to junction 42.
ACCIDENT: M6 Cumbria- Closed northbound between J43 and J44
The M6 northbound has been closed between junctions 43 and 44 due to a multi-vehicle accident.
Police are at the scene.
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Lorry driver named after fatal crash
The police have released details of the man who died when his lorry overturned at junction 42 of the M6 yesterday morning.
He's 42 year old Matthew Edward Fulcher from Ferryside, Carmarthenshire in South Wales.
His family have released a statement in tribute to a person they call a ‘big man with a huge heart’.
– Meriel Fulcher, Matthew Fulcher's wifeMatt was the best kind of man imaginable, whose good heart equaled his great physical stature, loved by all whose lives he touched, and a truly wonderful father who was his little girl’s hero. He will be deeply and profoundly missed. His passing leaves us all devastated and with the utmost resolve to ensure this great man’s memory is kept alive for his beloved daughter, Kimi.
Mr Fulcher's lorry crashed just after 7am yesterday morning.
It was the only vehicle involved.
His family say he was an experienced lorry driver and had begun driving HGVs shortly after leaving school.
Lorry driver dies in accident at Carlisle roundabout
A lorry driver has died in an accident at junction 42 on the M6 in Cumbria.
The man involved in the one-vehicle incident was pronounced dead at the scene.
The roundabout at junction 42 is partially closed and diversions are in place:
- Motorists travelling north on the M6 are not able to exit at junction 42 and instead are advised to use junction 43.
- Motorists travelling south on the M6 are advised to use junction 43 or junction 41.
- Motorists travelling north on the A6 are able to travel onto Dalston as traffic will be diverted into Carlisle via Durdar Road.
M6 Cumbria: J42 closed due to accident
The motorway slip road at junction 42 on the M6 in Cumbria is closed in both directions, due to an overturned lorry.
Motorists are advised to use junctions 43 and 41 instead.
The road is expected to remain closed for several hours.
M6 Cumbria- Two lanes closed
There are two lanes closed on the M6 in Cumbria at junction 36 (Shap), due to an overturned vehicle.
Emergency services are at the scene.
Traffic is starting to queue.