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| M55 'carnage': Freak snowstorm causes 24 vehicle pile-up | M55 'carnage': Freak snowstorm causes 24 vehicle pile-up |
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| A snowstorm caused a 24-vehicle pile-up on a motorway in Lancashire. | |
| The M55 was closed in both directions after the sudden hail and snow caused the collision shortly before 22.00 BST on Tuesday. | The M55 was closed in both directions after the sudden hail and snow caused the collision shortly before 22.00 BST on Tuesday. |
| Lancashire Police described the pile-up as "carnage" in a tweet, but said there were no serious injuries. It has launched an investigation. | Lancashire Police described the pile-up as "carnage" in a tweet, but said there were no serious injuries. It has launched an investigation. |
| The stretch of motorway between junctions one for Preston and junction three for Kirkham has since reopened. | The stretch of motorway between junctions one for Preston and junction three for Kirkham has since reopened. |
| Drivers said the road was like a "skating rink". | |
| Jonathan Fenton responding to Lancashire Police Facebook post said: "Having travelled through it, accident would be a bit of an understatement I would call it absolute Carmageddon." | |
| He added: "Was so weird, came from no where, went from black clear road to torrential hail which seemed to just stick and turn the road into a skating ring. Slowed right down as my car started squirming. | |
| "Came back 10 mins later west bound and literally over a mile stretch cars where just completely written off. We were all completely caught unaware it was like a mini weather bomb. Poor guy in an 18 plate ML with his engine hanging out. Absolute carnage." |