Man charged after pensioner dies in Cumbria collision

Officers investigating a fatal collision on the A595 at Bothel in the early hours of Monday (1 July) have charged a man overnight with causing death by dangerous driving.

Noel Peter Collins, 33, of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland but of no fixed address, was charged in the early hours of this morning and remanded to appear at Carlisle Magistrates’ Court this morning (2 July).

Collins was arrested at the scene of the collision which took place shortly before 00.25am and involved a black Toyota RAV and a blue Honda Civic.

The driver of the Honda Civic – a man in his 70s from the Wigton area – was declared deceased at the scene.

Police are continuing to appeal for anyone who witnessed what has occurred or who has any information which may assist the investigation to come forward.

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