FIRE crews were scrambled to a North Yorkshire river after a driver got stuck in a swollen ford.

The emergency services were called to Firs Avenue in Ripon, where the street crosses the River Skell at 5.16pm on Tuesday.

The river was running at a higher level than usual due to the recent heavy rain.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said the car got stuck on the ford and the water was too deep for the driver to escape.

Crews from Ripon, Boroughbridge and Richmond were sent to the scene and helped the male driver to safety using specialist water rescue equipment, before using winches to remove the car from the ford.

The driver was unhurt.