A 19-YEAR-OLD man from Dent has died after a crash on the A684 at Firbank, Sedbergh, overnight.

It happened at Lincoln’s Inn Bridge in the early hours of this morning and involved a Nissan Nevara.

Emergency services attended the scene at 2.45am.

There were passengers in the car and firefighters had to cut through the vehicle to rescue at least one person.

The passengers, also from the Dent area, were taken to hospital but their injuries are not life-threatening.

The road was closed for four hours while officers examined the scene.

Police have appealed for witnesses to telephone 0845-33-00-247.

More details will be released after the man’s next of kin have been informed.