A66: Horse dies after crash near North Stainmore
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The A66 was partially closed while emergency services attended
A horse has died following a collision between the bow-top wagon it was pulling and a vehicle on the A66 in Cumbria.
Three people in the bow-top suffered minor injuries near North Stainmore at about 08:15 BST.
The driver of the other vehicle was not hurt, Cumbria Police said.
The westbound section of the road was temporarily closed, which led to three miles of tailbacks, National Highways said.
Police did not say if the horse-drawn caravan was heading for the Appleby Horse Fair, which begins on Thursday, but many of the traditional Gypsy wagons are making their way to the Cumbrian town for the annual gathering.
Following the crash, the force tweeted an appeal for motorists to be aware of the volume of "slow-moving traffic" on the county's roads.
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