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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. | 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". | Drivers said the road was like a "skating rink". |
Jonathan Fenton, responding to a Lancashire Police Facebook post, said: "Having travelled through it, accident would be a bit of an understatement. I would call it absolute Carmageddon." | |
He said that "torrential hail" came from nowhere, and seemed to "just stick and turn the road into a skating ring". | |