THREE people were taken to hospital following a serious crash which shut a main West Cumbrian road.

A 74-year-old man, a 73-year-old woman, both of Workington, suffered serious injuries, while a 38-year-old man from Maryport was taken to the West Cumberland Hospital with minor injuries.

Whitehaven News:

The crash happened at around 9.30am on the A596 near Dunmail Park, Workington.

The Workington man, who was driving a Ford Fiesta, was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary and the woman, a passenger in the car, was taken to the Cumberland Infirmary with serious but not life changing injuries.

The Maryport man was the driver of a Tata Safari.

The road was shut for several hours with police, fire and ambulance service, including the air ambulance, all in attendance.