11-Feb-2012 - Little snow but ice affects roads

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10 February 2012 Last updated at 07:54 GMT Little snow but ice affects roads, crash affects A470 near Nant Ddu The main A470 in Powys has been partly blocked with two people hurt in a crash in hazardous driving conditions. There has only been a dusting of snow in parts of Monmouthshire, Powys and the south Wales valleys but warnings of icy roads. Traffic Wales said the A470 was affected between Nant Ddu and Libanus after a lorry and car collided. More substantial snowfall did not materialise as conditions were milder than expected, say forecasters. It is understood at least two people have been hurt after a car and a lorry collided because of ice on the A470 at 05:45 GMT. Mid and West Wales Fire service say two people had to be nfl jerseys supply cut from their vehicle and were treated at the scene, near Storey Arms, by the ambulance service. Traffic Wales, the Welsh government's traffic information service, said a car collided with mlb jerseys from china a bridge at Hill Lane on the B4586 at the junction with Ford Lane, Jeffreyston, Pembrokeshire. Icy road conditions have also been reported on Llangynidr mountain between Ebbw Vale and Crickhowell. There were also problems of icy roads around Wrexham affecting roads at Coedpoeth, Penley, Pulford and Llandegla. BBC Wales weather presenter Sue Charles said: "The snow is confined to higher ground nearer the border - there are a few light snow showers for parts of Powys (in the Radnor hills) and the valleys - but nothing significant. "However, there has been a few centimetres of snow just over the border in Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire. "As the snow risk diminishes - with temperatures near freezing - there could still be problems but the Met Office warning is now for ice rather than snow." Traffic cameras show wintry conditions on some roads.

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