Overview
- The A50 was shut in both directions between M1 J24A and the A6 after a serious collision involving a pedestrian, with an air ambulance on scene and National Highways warning of multi‑hour closures and diversions.
- On the M6 near Carlisle, a light goods vehicle struck the central reservation between J42 and J43 and the driver, a man in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Emergency services temporarily held M6 southbound traffic to let the air ambulance land, with reported delays exceeding an hour during the closure.
- Cumbria Police said southbound traffic reopened at about 1:30pm and northbound at about 2:45pm, and appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage quoting incident 67 of November 12.
- Separately, an evening collision on the M6 Thelwall Viaduct led to a full traffic hold and lane closures before reopening, leaving roughly 60‑minute delays and six miles of congestion.