UPDATE: A man who died following a collision on the A591, near Winter Lane, on Saturday (Oct 11) has been identified as Mr Derek Swarbrick, from Kendal, Cumbria. 


Previous Release - 13/10/25

Police were called to a two-vehicle collision on the A591, near Winter Lane, at 3.28pm on Saturday October 11.

The collision involved a Peugeot 108 and a Volkswagen Golf.

The driver of the Peugeot, a man in his eighties, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Volkswagen, a man in his twenties, sustained non-serious injuries that didn’t require hospital treatment.

Officers are investigating the collision and are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to contact them.

You can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/reportit - quoting incident 137 of October 11.

You can also phone on 101.