What happened
The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the A595 and the A5086 near Cockermouth due to a serious collision.
RoadA66
SeveritySevere
StatusCleared
DirectionBoth directions
Started13:22, 13 Jul 2026
Cleared21:10, 13 Jul 2026
Incident timeline
First report
The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the A595 and the A5086 near Cockermouth due to a serious collision.
Update
The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the A595 and the A5086 near Cockermouth due to a serious collision.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 53 minutes. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the A595 and the A5086 near Cockermouth due to a serious collision.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 28m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the A595 and the A5086 near Cockermouth due to a serious collision.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 2m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the A595 and the A5086 near Cockermouth due to a serious collision.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 38m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the A595 and the A5086 near Cockermouth due to a serious collision.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 13m. Monitoring continues.
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The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the A595 and the A5086 near Cockermouth due to a serious collision.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 48m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the A595 and the A5086 near Cockermouth due to a serious collision.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 23m. Monitoring continues.
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The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the A595 and the A5086 near Cockermouth due to a serious collision.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 58m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the A595 and the A5086 near Cockermouth due to a serious collision.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 38m. Monitoring continues.
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The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the A595 and the A5086 near Cockermouth due to a serious collision.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 13m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the A595 and the A5086 near Cockermouth due to a serious collision.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 48m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the A595 and the A5086 near Cockermouth due to a serious collision.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 23m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the A595 and the A5086 near Cockermouth due to a serious collision.
Update
✅ Incident cleared — A66 reopened at 21:10 on 13 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 7h 48m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.
Final update
The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the A595 and the A5086 near Cockermouth due to a serious collision.
Wording from National Highways, recorded as it changed.
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