Road closed due to sink hole

An oval sinkhole on a single track road with an orange paint line around it. Image source, Westmorland and Furness Council
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The sink hole appeared due to a damaged culvert in the U5795 Ings to Troutbeck road

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A road in the Lake District has been closed due to a sink hole.

Westmorland and Furness Council said the sink hole appeared due to a damaged culvert in the U5795 Ings to Troutbeck road, north of Windermere.

The council said its teams were responding.

A spokesperson said the route has been shut and advised people to avoid the area.

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