Man arrested after van crashes into parked police car in Cumbria

A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene

A police investigation is ongoing
Author: Natalia AntoniwPublished 16th Dec 2025

A man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and drug driving offences after a van reportedly hit a stationary police car.

Officers say the incident happened yesterday (15th December) just after 4pm on the A590 Southbound Carriageway.

A White Renault Master van collided with a police car which was assisting a broken-down vehicle.

The van driver, a man in his 40s, was arrested at the scene.

He's been released under investigation.

There were no injuries.

Anyone with information or dash-cam footage of the incident is being asked to call 101 or contact Sergeant Martin Bainbridge at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it, quoting incident number 160 of 15 December 2025.

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