A MAJOR road has been closed due to flooding.

The A684 at Morton on Swale is closed and police are urging people to avoid the area.

Bedale Neighbourhood Police Team tweeted this picture of the flooding this morning.

The A684 is an A road that runs through Cumbria and North Yorkshire, starting at Kendal, Cumbria and ending at Ellerbeck and the A19 roadin North Yorkshire. It crosses the full width of the Yorkshire Dales, passing through Garsdale and the full length of Wensleydale.