Magistrates have fined a man for the unusual offence of careless cycling, in Grange-over-Sands.

South Lakeland Magistrates Court ordered Ian Rodney Price, of Bury, to pay a fine of £75 and costs of £35, after he pleaded guilty in absence.

The court heard Price lost control of a mountain bike on Grange Fell Road at around 5pm on Sunday, May 2.

He then crashed into a parked vehicle, causing it extensive damage and serious injuries to himself, the court heard.