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36 vehicle 'black ice' pile-up Road closed in black ice crashes
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Up to 36 vehicles have been involved in a multi-car pile up in County Donegal. A road between Londonderry and Donegal has been closed after three cars slid on black ice and crashed into a ditch.
The collisions happened near St Johnston close to the Irish border as a result of black ice on the roads. There are no reports of any injuries. A crane is at the scene on the Ballyarnett Road between Derry and Muff.
One woman was injured and was taken to hospital, but the extent of her injuries is not known.
In another incident, Gerry Warren said his wife was driving along the road when she lost control on the ice and slid into the ditch.
"Thankfully we were able to get out of the car easily enough, and the only damage was to the car.
"It could have been serious, but fortunately it's only the car that was damaged and there was no loss of life," he said.
The weather has caused treacherous driving conditions and accidents across the north west.The weather has caused treacherous driving conditions and accidents across the north west.
The Ballyarnett Road has been closed between Derry and Muff after three cars left the road. A crane is on its way to lift the cars from a ditch. St Mary's Primary School in Cloughcor was forced to close because of the weather.
A woman was hurt and has been taken to hospital, but the extent of her injuries is not known. 'Gridlocked'
On the Waterside, conditions at Lisneal College are described as extremely treacherous. Earlier on Friday, motorist Eunan Moran said the Culmore area of Derry had been gridlocked.
Dorothy Farrell, a teacher at the school, said she was involved in a collision. "The roads were worse than I've ever come across them before," he said.
"The black ice was just unbelievable, and I hadn't gone very far when a lady slid into me. "I got about a quarter of a mile into my journey and just joined the queue of traffic and sat for 20-25 minutes.
"The ones walking slipped and slid the whole way to school. "Nobody was going anywhere, so like most of the drivers I just turned and went home."
"Buses ended up going across the road. On the Waterside, teacher Dorothy Farrell was involved in a collision on her way to work at Lisneal College.
"There's a risk to life and limb here," she said. "The black ice was just unbelievable, and I hadn't gone very far when a lady slid into me," she said.
Drivers have been warned to take extra care when driving, especially on minor road which may not have been treated. "The ones walking, slipped and slid the whole way to school.
"Buses ended up going across the road."
In a statement, the Roads Service said the network in Derry was salted on Thursday night and on Friday morning.
"However, rain fell this morning immediately causing some salt wash off and subsequently causing an invisible layer of ice on some roads.
"These are particularly difficult conditions for a normal salting operations to deal with and led to reports of black ice in some areas," the statement said.