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| Sheet ice causes multiple crashes | Sheet ice causes multiple crashes |
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| A 40-mile (64km) stretch of one of Devon and Cornwall's major roads was closed by police because sheet ice made it too dangerous to drive on. | A 40-mile (64km) stretch of one of Devon and Cornwall's major roads was closed by police because sheet ice made it too dangerous to drive on. |
| The A30 between Okehampton and Bodmin reopened earlier after being shut in both directions for several hours. | The A30 between Okehampton and Bodmin reopened earlier after being shut in both directions for several hours. |
| Devon and Cornwall Police said they were called to over 100 separate road accidents across both counties. | Devon and Cornwall Police said they were called to over 100 separate road accidents across both counties. |
| Although major roads had been gritted, officers said in some places it was "too slippery to even stand up". | Although major roads had been gritted, officers said in some places it was "too slippery to even stand up". |
| It was too quick to even think about what to do Jen Watson, motorist | It was too quick to even think about what to do Jen Watson, motorist |
| Jen Watson was driving to work near Okehampton when her car hit ice. | Jen Watson was driving to work near Okehampton when her car hit ice. |
| "Suddenly it slipped from side to side, hit the central reservation and spun around before sliding up the bank and stopping," she said. | "Suddenly it slipped from side to side, hit the central reservation and spun around before sliding up the bank and stopping," she said. |
| "It was too quick to even think about what to do." | "It was too quick to even think about what to do." |
| In Launceston a man was cut free and airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after his car skidded into a ditch, crashing into another vehicle which had done the same. | |
| Joe Head, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "There have been many crashes on the A30. | Joe Head, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "There have been many crashes on the A30. |
| "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." | "Accidents have littered the road." |
| The Highways Agency said it had gritted the A30 twice overnight. | The Highways Agency said it had gritted the A30 twice overnight. |
| A spokesman said: "After salting this morning we had a lot of hail and rain which washed away the salt and iced over again. | A spokesman said: "After salting this morning we had a lot of hail and rain which washed away the salt and iced over again. |
| "It is unusual but there's not a lot we can do about it. Gritting is not a magic wand." | "It is unusual but there's not a lot we can do about it. Gritting is not a magic wand." |
| The A38, another major road connecting Devon and Cornwall, was closed at Dobwalls after four separate accidents in the same area. | The A38, another major road connecting Devon and Cornwall, was closed at Dobwalls after four separate accidents in the same area. |
| The South West Ambulance Service urged drivers to take care and drive slowly. | The South West Ambulance Service urged drivers to take care and drive slowly. |