A woman has been taken to hospital after a crash between a car and a tractor.

The police were called at 10.40am to reports of a crash on the A6 at Plumpton.

The busy road was closed while the area was made safe.

A spokesman for Cumbria police said: "The incident involved a tractor and a Peugeot 2008.

"The driver of the tractor was uninjured.

"The driver of the Peugeot was uninjured.

"The passenger in the Peugeot was taken to Cumberland Infirmary as a precaution."

The road has since re-opened.