A group of cars were damaged after a tractor drove through the middle of tightly parked vehicles - as shocked bystanders watched on in amazement.

The cars were parked on a road at Seathwaite, in the Borrowdale valley, yesterday morning when the tractor, believed to be carrying a trailer full of sheep, is said to have ploughed through them.

It left one car in particular with significant damage to its driver's side.

An eyewitness who saw the tractor drive through, left a note on the car to explain to the owner what had happened.

In it, he wrote: "The big tractor carrying a huge sheep trailer left the farm at the end of the road. I then saw him stop along the road.

"He couldn't get through the gap and couldn't turn around. So... he just went through damaging at least four cars, yours coming off worst."

Police were called about the incident and received reports of four cars being damaged between 9am and 12pm.

A spokeswoman for the force said: "It is believed that the cars have been damaged by a tractor and trailer.

"Police are carrying out enquiries and ask anyone with information to make contact via 101, quoting log number 156 of November 12."