This was the first of two incidents on the A66 within three weeks. The second occurred at Warcop on the 16th June. Both involved the car carrying the deceased crossing the single carriage way into the opposite lane and a head-on collision. The A66 is the main arterial route from the A1 in the east to the M6, Scotland and Ireland. It is extremely busy carrying a great deal of large goods vehicle traffic. The road varies from excellent dual carriage way to winding country road. From a road safety perspective the road should be dual carriageway throughout otherwise avoidable deaths with continue to occur.