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| Sheet ice crashes close busy road | |
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| A major road running through Devon and Cornwall has been closed by police because sheet ice has made it too dangerous to drive on. | A major road running through Devon and Cornwall has been closed by police because sheet ice has made it too dangerous to drive on. |
| A 40-mile (64-km) section of the A30 between Okehampton and Bodmin is shut in both directions after several accidents "littered the road". | |
| Devon and Cornwall Police said officers at the scene found it was "too slippery to even stand up" in some places. | |
| The road, which is being gritted, will remain closed until it is deemed safe. | |
| The appeal is for drivers to please slow down - we don't want any more accidents Alison Sixsmith, Highways Agency | |
| Joe Head, from Devon and Cornwall Police said: "There have been many crashes on the road, it was deemed unsafe. | Joe Head, from Devon and Cornwall Police said: "There have been many crashes on the road, it was deemed unsafe. |
| "Officers at the scene reported it was too slippery to even stand up in some places. | "Officers at the scene reported it was too slippery to even stand up in some places. |
| "Accidents have littered the road this morning." | "Accidents have littered the road this morning." |
| Alison Sixsmith, from the Highways Agency, said: "We have been out during the night. | |
| "We've done full 'pre-salts' twice but there has been some shower activity. | |
| "We've got the gritters out there, they're still treating, but really the appeal is for drivers to please slow down - we don't want any more accidents." | |
| The Met office has issued a severe weather warning because of the icy conditions. | The Met office has issued a severe weather warning because of the icy conditions. |
| The A38 has also been closed in some places. |