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5 hours ago
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Road closed after crash, with reports of both cars 'on fire'
EMERGENCY services are currently responding to a crash on Moorhouse Road in Carlisle. The crash was reported to police at 11.24am today, June 1, and involves two vehicles. The occupants of both vehicles are accounted for, and at this time, there are no serious injuries reported. A spokesperson from Cumbria Police said: "Moorhouse Road is likely to be closed for some time as emergency services deal with the incident, with reports of both cars on fire". Motorists are asked to avoid the area.
Yahoo
8 hours ago
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Twelve drivers arrested in five days in new crackdown
A dozen people have been arrested for drink and drug driving, as police target offenders in a rural area. Cumbria police said the arrests were made in the Eden area in the last five days. Ten drivers were found under the influence of drugs and two above the legal alcohol limit. "Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is one of the 'Fatal Four' - which are the four main behaviours which cause death or serious injury on the road network alongside speeding, using a mobile phone at the wheel and not wearing a seatbelt," a spokesman for the force said. They added the majority of the people arrested were local residents and there would be more road patrols in Eden and the South Lakes. The force said: "Officers will continue to hold those who are putting other people in danger to account." Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Rise in under-25s drink and drug driving arrests Police made 1,300 drink and drug driving arrests Cumbria police
Yahoo
9 hours ago
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Twelve drivers arrested in five days in new crackdown
A dozen people have been arrested for drink and drug driving, as police target offenders in a rural area. Cumbria police said the arrests were made in the Eden area in the last five days. Ten drivers were found under the influence of drugs and two above the legal alcohol limit. "Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is one of the 'Fatal Four' - which are the four main behaviours which cause death or serious injury on the road network alongside speeding, using a mobile phone at the wheel and not wearing a seatbelt," a spokesman for the force said. They added the majority of the people arrested were local residents and there would be more road patrols in Eden and the South Lakes. The force said: "Officers will continue to hold those who are putting other people in danger to account." Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Rise in under-25s drink and drug driving arrests Police made 1,300 drink and drug driving arrests Cumbria police
BBC News
9 hours ago
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- BBC News
Twelve drivers arrested in five days in new Cumbria crackdown
A dozen people have been arrested for drink and drug driving, as police target offenders in a rural police said the arrests were made in the Eden area in the last five drivers were found under the influence of drugs and two above the legal alcohol limit."Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is one of the 'Fatal Four' - which are the four main behaviours which cause death or serious injury on the road network alongside speeding, using a mobile phone at the wheel and not wearing a seatbelt," a spokesman for the force said. They added the majority of the people arrested were local residents and there would be more road patrols in Eden and the South force said: "Officers will continue to hold those who are putting other people in danger to account." Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
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a day ago
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Man goes into harbour water whilst running from police
A MAN went into Whitehaven Harbour whilst trying to run from police. The man was trying to evade officers in Whitehaven and was eventually arrested for drug driving. The chase by police saw the man enter the harbour whilst trying to escape. In a post on social media, Cumbria Police wrote: "Following a foot chase in Whitehaven, which resulted in a male trying to evade officers by going for a swim in the harbour. "Officers from Whitehaven NPT have arrested a male for section 5A Road Traffic Act driving whilst over the subscribed limit of a specified drug."
