A WOMAN has suffered potentially life-threatening injuries after a car crash in Cumbria.

The A591 is currently closed in both directions between the A595 and B5291 following a collision between a car and a HGV.

The collision happened today at around 10.15am and involved a Honda Jazz.

Police and fire are on the scene, along with an air ambulance.

The driver suffered serious leg injuries which police have described as potentially life threatening and/or life-altering.

The road is likely to remain closed for some time.