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Two arrested after biker killed near Scotland border

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Cumbria Police said it had arrested two people after the crash

Two people were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a man was killed near the Cumbria and Scotland border.

Emergency services were called after a motorcycle and an Audi A3 crashed at the junction of the A6071 and M6, south of Gretna on Saturday.

It happened at about 15:30 BST and closed the road for several hours.

The motorbike rider, a man in his 60s, from the Carlisle area was pronounced dead at the scene.

Cumbria Police urged anyone with information or dashcam footage to contact the force.

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