THE A595 is has reopened in Whitehaven after a crash involving two vehicles.

It was shut in both directions on the Loop Road South from Hillcrest Avenue to the A5094 at Inkerman Terrace just after 5am.

Highways England reported delays of at least 15 minutes covering several miles of the road.

A spokesman from Cumbria Police said: "We were called shortly after 5am to a report of a collision between two cars - a Nissan Qashqai and a BMW.

"There are not believed to be any serious injuries."

The road fully reopened to traffic by 9am.