A man in his 90s who was struck by a car on the A66 at Baron’s Hill near Stainton, Penrith, has died.
The pensioner, from Penrith, was walking when he was involved in the collision at 11am yesterday with a Skoda Fabia at Baron’s Hill.
He was airlifted to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle with life-threatening injuries, but he has now died.
The driver of the Skoda, a man in his 80s from Buxton, was uninjured.
The A66 was closed whilst officers conducted their enquiries. It reopened at around 5pm.
Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it quoting incident number 67 of August 5 2022. Or call 101
Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
