TWO pensioners were taken to hospital with chest injuries after a crash on a South Lakeland road.

Cumbria Police was called out to the scene of the two vehicle smash on the B6254 at Old Hutton on Saturday (April 25) at around 12.50pm.

A black Renault Scenic, driven by a man from Lancaster, and a black Honda Jazz, driven by a 78-year-old Kendal woman, were involved in the collision near the junction for the Killington road.

MORE TOP STORIES: The Kendal woman and her passenger, a 96-year-old woman, were both taken to Furness General Hospital for treatment for chest injuries.

The man was uninjured but went to hospital to be checked over.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 and ask for PC 2113 Kerr at Kendal Police Station, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.