Tailbacks of a kilometre in the area between Penrith and Brough following accident in the early hours of Wednesday morning
A stretch of the A66 between Penrith and Brough has been closed to traffic after a heavy goods vehicle overturned in the early hours of Wednesday morning, it has been reported.
According to the National Highways authority for the North East, traffic was being stopped on the A66 in both directions between Junction 40 of the M6 for Penrith, and the A685 for Brough due to an overturned heavy goods vehicle. The authority advised motorists in the area to allow extra time for their journeys.
Live online maps of the area appeared to show tailbacks of traffic stretching for about one kilometre in both directions, close to the village of Warcop. According to the live traffic and travel information service Inrix, all traffic was being temporarily held, resulting in queueing traffic, due to an overturned vehicle on the A66 Westbound between Stainmore Cafe at South Stainmore and the B6259 turning for Eden.
There were no reports at this stage of any casualties or how many vehicles had been involved, excluding the lorry. This is a breaking news story. We will bring you the latest updates on this story on our live blog below
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