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Woman in Her 70s Critically Injured in Bus Crash at Carlisle Station

Cumbria Police have appealed for public help to identify witnesses to the crash.

Overview

  • The collision occurred at 8:26 am on August 8 when a bus struck the woman on Lonsdale Street at Carlisle Bus Station.
  • Emergency services closed the street for most of the morning as forensic collision investigators examined the scene.
  • The Great North Air Ambulance flew the injured woman to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, where she remains in life-threatening condition.
  • Stagecoach Cumbria confirmed that Carlisle Bus Station has since reopened and that regular bus services have resumed.
  • Police have asked anyone with information to report online at cumbria.police.uk/report-it quoting incident number 35 of August 8.