Mountain rescuers have been called out to help after reports of vehicles stuck in snow and ice on Kirkstone Pass.
At around 2.25pm, a report was received by the duty leader of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team that vehicles were stuck on the Kirkstone Pass with possible damage.
It was unknown if any injuries had occurred.
The duty leader and one member of the team who was already at base attended in a team Land Rover, on arrival it was established one vehicle was stuck on the ice/snow on a steep part of the pass.
The council grittier was at scene and the vehicle was freed and driven on to the summit.
A second vehicle had slipped on the ice and hit a wall causing damage to this vehicle. There were no injuries and recovery was arranged.
The incident took an hour in total with two team members attending.
A team spokesman said: “We would like to remind everyone that the mountain passes can be treacherous at this time of year and often only passable with 4×4 vehicles, please take care if either on the roads or the fells as it is very icy and slippery.”
