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| Scotland snow: Schools closed and drivers warned of disruption | Scotland snow: Schools closed and drivers warned of disruption |
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| More than 150 schools have been closed and drivers were warned of dangerous conditions after further heavy snowfalls hit Scotland. | |
| Grampian Police urged motorists to exercise extreme caution, after drifting snow overnight into Tuesday. | |
| Met Office "be prepared" warnings remained in place in eastern, central and southern areas. | |
| The A9 has now been reopened near Pitlochry after a crash which left a 70-year-old man injured. | |
| The road was closed in both directions following a collision involving a car and a lorry. The driver of the car was taken to Ninewells Hospital, although his injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. | |
| Meanwhile, the A82 has been closed in both directions after a serious crash at the Dunain Straight just south of Inverness. | |
| Drivers have been asked to avoid the area as the road is expected to remain closed for some time. | |
| More than 30 schools were shut on Monday and on Tuesday href="http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/closures/default.aspx" >89 were closed in Aberdeenshire, href="http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/3870/School-closures" >24 in Perth and Kinross, href="http://www.angus.gov.uk/weather/knownschoolstatus.cfm?future=0" >16 in Angus, href="http://tellus.moray.gov.uk/webapps/schoolclosures/schoolclosures.asp" >13 in Moray, href="http://www.scotborders.gov.uk/info/721/winter_weather/902/schools_in_the_winter/5" >11 schools and three support centres closed in the Borders - with several partial closures, href="http://www.highland.gov.uk/learninghere/schools/schoolclosures/" >four in the Highlands, href="http://www.fifedirect.org.uk/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=closures.display" >one in Fife and one in West Lothian. | |
| On the roads in the north east, some high level routes have been closed by snow and many others are only passable with care. | |
| The A7 north of Langholm, in Dumfries and Galloway, was shut by an overturned lorry and no diversion route was available due to adverse weather conditions. | |
| A Met Office spokesman said: "The snow should become lighter from the south during Tuesday afternoon as the winds also start to subside. | A Met Office spokesman said: "The snow should become lighter from the south during Tuesday afternoon as the winds also start to subside. |
| "The public should be prepared for the risk of further disruption to travel, and the likelihood of road closures, as well as possible disruption to power supplies." | "The public should be prepared for the risk of further disruption to travel, and the likelihood of road closures, as well as possible disruption to power supplies." |
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