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Five vehicles including a fire engine have crashed on black ice on a road in Sheffield. Two emergency vehicles called to help after a car hit a tree ended up crashing on the same patch of black ice in Sheffield.
Police said a car crashed into a tree at 04:00 GMT on the A6135 Barnsley Road. A fire engine responding to the incident skidded and hit the car, crushing it against the tree. A fire engine smashed into the stricken car on the A6135 Barnsley Road at about 04:00 GMT.
A paramedic response vehicle crashed into a lamp-post on the same stretch of road and two other cars skidded after taking evasive action, police said. Minutes later, a paramedic response vehicle crashed into a lamp-post on the same stretch and two other cars skidded after taking evasive action.
Four people received minor injuries. Four people received minor injuries and the road was closed for seven hours.
The A6135 is closed in both directions between the Deerlands Avenue junction and the B6086 Stubbin Lane junction. The A6135 was closed between the Deerlands Avenue junction and the B6086 Stubbin Lane junction.
Sgt Andrew Whittaker, from South Yorkshire Police, said: "Whilst the fire engine was travelling it lost control on the same stretch of road. It then collided with the car crushing it against the tree and ending up in the middle of the road.Sgt Andrew Whittaker, from South Yorkshire Police, said: "Whilst the fire engine was travelling it lost control on the same stretch of road. It then collided with the car crushing it against the tree and ending up in the middle of the road.
"Subsequently the paramedic vehicle travelling to the same incident again lost control and collided with a lamp-post.""Subsequently the paramedic vehicle travelling to the same incident again lost control and collided with a lamp-post."
'Freezing rain''Freezing rain'
Sgt Whittaker said the road had been gritted but driving conditions across South Yorkshire were poor because of fog and freezing temperatures.Sgt Whittaker said the road had been gritted but driving conditions across South Yorkshire were poor because of fog and freezing temperatures.
Wayne Southall from Amey, the contractors responsible for gritting in Sheffield, said: "The conditions were really bad overnight. There have been two problems, we've had rain across the city which has diluted the grit and we've had this freezing rain which just freezes on impact." Wayne Southall, from Amey, the contractors responsible for gritting in Sheffield, said: "The conditions were really bad overnight. There have been two problems - we've had rain across the city which has diluted the grit and we've had this freezing rain which just freezes on impact."
The Yorkshire Ambulance Service said it had received numerous calls to weather-related incidents across the region.The Yorkshire Ambulance Service said it had received numerous calls to weather-related incidents across the region.
A spokesman for the service said: "We are treating a lot of patients involved in road traffic collisions and slips, trips and falls. The weather is also causing hazardous driving conditions for our ambulance crews."A spokesman for the service said: "We are treating a lot of patients involved in road traffic collisions and slips, trips and falls. The weather is also causing hazardous driving conditions for our ambulance crews."
Ice and hazardous driving conditions have affected major routes in West and North Yorkshire including the M1, A1 and the M62.Ice and hazardous driving conditions have affected major routes in West and North Yorkshire including the M1, A1 and the M62.