Warning for motorists after snow and ice cause road accidents around Gainsborough
A car accident in the snow in Knaith, near Gainsborough
MOTORISTS are warned to take extra care in the snow and icy conditions after a number of road accidents in the Gainsborough area yesterday (Monday 14th January)
This photo shows the scene on Gainsborough Road in Knaith where a Renault Megane flipped onto its roof on a verge at 1.22pm.
Two elderly people from Ashby de la Launde were rescued by emergency services and taken to Lincoln County Hospital but are not believed to be seriously injured.
Then, at Kettlethorpe on Ferry Lane at around 1.30pm, a Toyota Yaris left the road at a bend and flipped into a ditch. The driver was not seriously hurt.
Other road accidents that day included Morton at 2pm where a single vehicle crashed and was damaged but no one was hurt, and on Thorndyke Way in Gainsborough at 2.15pm where two vehicles collided but no passengers were injured.
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