Man from Leicestershire dies in South Cumbria crash

Emergency services were called to the A590 near Gilpin Bridge yesterday

Author: Jonny FreemanPublished 3rd Jan 2024

A man from Leicestershire has died in a crash in South Cumbria.

He was in a car which collided with a van on the A590 near Gilpin Bridge close to Kendal yesterday morning.

The collision involved a Jaguar car and a delivery van.

The road was closed for most of the day as enquiries took place at the scene, but it did reopen by 6pm.

The driver of the Jaguar, a man in his 20s from the Leicestershire area, died following the collision. The driver of the van was uninjured.

Anyone with information can contact Cumbria Police by calling 101 or they can report it online, quoting incident number 26 of 2 January 2024.

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