EMERGENCY services were called in to help after a car skidded off the road on ice.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say they were called out at 12.14pm today to the A19 between Thirsk and South Kilvington.

A spokesman for the service said: "Crews attended an incident involving a car that had skidded off the road and ended up in some bushes.

"The occupants of the vehicle were out on the arrival of the crews and no action was required by the fire service."