A DRAMATIC accident left a car balanced on its side on Friday evening.

A red Honda was seen poised on its driver's side after the incident.

It took place on Holebeck Road, Barrow, outside The Old Smithy Fish and Chip takeaway.

Photos on Twitter by Nicos Nicholaides show the aftermath of the dramatic accident.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Road blocked off due to a crash on Holbeck Road. <a href="https://t.co/L9sO8ppTQw">pic.twitter.com/L9sO8ppTQw</a></p>— Nicos Nicholaides (@nnichola) <a href="https://twitter.com/nnichola/status/896063235484340224">August 11, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The road was understood to have been closed while the car was recovered, but has since reopened.

It is not yet known if any other cars were involved.