PASSENGERS in a car escaped during the early hours of today after it set on fire following a collision.

The incident happened just after midnight on Kendal Road, Windermere, said Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service.

The service said: "At 00.11 firefighters were called to a report of a car on fire after a collision on Kendal Road, Windermere.

"When they arrived crews found that there was a car fire. Everyone had managed to get out of the vehicle and so crews used two hose reel jets to put the fire out."

No further details were provided.

MORE TOP STORIES: