Officers investigating a serious collision on the A66 at Penrith are appealing for witnesses to contact them with any information or dash cam footage.
At 12:41pm yesterday 14th June, Cumbria Police received a report of a collision on the A66 eastbound carriageway between junction 40 of the M6 and Kemplay Bank roundabout. The collision involved a HGV and a pedestrian.
The pedestrian, a 17-year-old boy from Penrith, Understood to be a Year 12 student from the towns QEGS school was flown to hospital by air ambulance in a critical condition.
Officers are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision or have dash cam footage which may assist the investigation to contact them.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on quoting incident number 91 of 14 June. You can also report information online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it.
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