A woman has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a four-vehicle crash on the A596.
Police were called at 12.29pm today to the crash on the A596 Wigton bypass. The crash involved a Kia, Mini Cooper, Vauxhall Corsa and a Toyota Aygo.
Police, fire, North West Ambulance Service and an air ambulance attended the scene.
The driver of the Toyota, a woman in her 50s from Workington, has been taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary by air ambulance with injuries described as serious.
The driver of the Kia, a man in his 90s from Wigton, has sustained injuries currently described as minor. He has been taken by ambulance to the Cumberland Infirmary.
The road is closed from B5302 (Wigton) to A595 (Thursby Roundabout, Thursby), and will remain closed whilst collision investigators attend the scene and investigations continue.
Congestion is to be expected in and around the area and drivers are asked to plan their route accordingly.
Any witnesses are asked to contact Cumbria police with information.
Contact police via www.cumbria.police.uk/reportit or by calling 101. Include the reference log 80 of March 17 with any report.
