More than 20 emergency vehicles attended crash scene

Two killed in M6 pile-up

Two people have been killed and several others injured after a multi-vehicle pile-up on the M6 in Cumbria.

Two people have been killed and a number of others injured in a collision on the M6 in south Cumbria.

A total of eight vehicles including lorries and cars were involved in the crash north of Burton-in-Kendal at about 8:15 this morning.

A lorry driver and a driver on a HGV died in the accident.

Cumbria Police said more than 20 emergency vehicles were on the scene following the incident at around 8.15am today:

Last updated Mon 25 Feb 2013

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