A SECTION of the A590 in south Cumbria is closed after a crash.

According to the AA, the eastbound carriageway at the Gilpin Bridge Inn is blocked at the A5074 Bowness / Windermere turn off.

Reports online say an air ambulance has just left the scene.

The detour is via the A5074 past the Gilpin Bridge pub, which runs next to the A590.