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Snow, ice and flooding hits roads across Scotland | Snow, ice and flooding hits roads across Scotland |
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Drivers have experienced difficult conditions on the roads across Scotland caused by snow, ice and flooding. | |
Several accidents closed roads in the far north, the north east and the south of the country. | |
Flood water was also causing problems on the A77 and M74. Snow led to delays in and around Dundee and the A9 has had heavy snow around Drumochter. | |
The Met Office said snow would turn gradually to rain, falling onto sub-zero surfaces through until midnight. | |
A spokesman for Traffic Scotland said: "Drive carefully in Dundee, Tayside and Grampian - conditions still very difficult for these areas due to snow/sleet. Check here before you travel." | |
The band of snow arrived in the west of the country, and travelled eastwards reaching much of the Highlands, Aberdeenshire, Tayside, Fife, the Lothians and Borders by lunchtime. | The band of snow arrived in the west of the country, and travelled eastwards reaching much of the Highlands, Aberdeenshire, Tayside, Fife, the Lothians and Borders by lunchtime. |
It prompted a number of school closures in Dumfries and Galloway, with more than 20 sites forced to close. | It prompted a number of school closures in Dumfries and Galloway, with more than 20 sites forced to close. |
Police said vehicles had slid off the roadway in a number of different parts of the region with one woman having to be cut from her car after it ended up on its roof. | Police said vehicles had slid off the roadway in a number of different parts of the region with one woman having to be cut from her car after it ended up on its roof. |
The main routes were said to be clear but side roads were particularly slippery. | The main routes were said to be clear but side roads were particularly slippery. |
He advised members of the public to consider carefully whether their journey was absolutely necessary. | He advised members of the public to consider carefully whether their journey was absolutely necessary. |