A motorbike rider in his 70s has been seriously injured after a crash with a camper van on the A7 today (July 26).
Emergency services attended the scene at 2.27pm and the road between Sandysike and Longtown currently remains closed.
The motorbike rider was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary by the Great North Air Ambulance Service.
The camper van driver was uninjured.
A spokesperson from Cumbria Police said: "Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it , quoting incident number 136 of 26 July 2024. You can also phone on 101.
"Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
"Visit the traffic map at www.news.cumbria.police.uk/traffic to keep up to date with the latest situation on the roads."
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