Man dies after crash closes major Peak District road overnight

A man has died after a crash closed a stretch of A6 in the Peak District overnight.
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Police were called to a collision on the A6 Chapel-en-le-Frith bypass, between Chapel-en-le-Frith and Whaley Bridge, at around 9.55pm yesterday (Sunday, July 9).

The road remained closed until 2am as emergency services responded to the incident.

The collision involved one car – a Honda Civic – which had collided with the central reservation.

The driver, a man in his 60s, was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. His family has been made aware.