Emergency services were deployed to help an injured cyclist on the Honister to Borrowdale Road on Friday.

An air ambulance, a land ambulance and the mountain rescue service were deployed to help, but were stood down after it emerged the cyclist had been taken to hospital by a passing car.

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team received the report a cyclist who had fallen and suffered facial injuries at around 4pm.

A spokesman for the team said: "it was unclear whether this was on road, or on the old track that runs down to the Glaramara hostel. An air ambulance and a road ambulance had been tasked to the job, but were obviously going to be some time. As there were facial injuries involved, the team set off with five members and got as far as the Bowderstone, when it was reported that the casualty had been taken to Keswick Hospital in a passing car. At this point, our involvement ceased, and the vehicle returned to base."