A man had to be cut from a car following a crash in Workington.

It happened on Vulcans Lane at 12.30pm today.

A grey Hyundai I20 collided with two parked cars, a BMW and a Mazda Sport, at the junction of Vulcans Lane and Darcy Street.

The Hyundai ended up on its roof with a man trapped inside.

Firefighters used specialist cutting equipment to free the driver, before handing him over to the ambulance service.

He was taken to the West Cumberland Hospital with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries.

The road was closed while emergency services dealt with the incident.

Vulcans Lane was been shut from the Oxford Street junction towards Harrington Road after Hyundai i20 collided with two parked cars

The road reopened just after 2.45pm.