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| Warnings as Arctic blast brings snowfalls across parts of Scotland | Warnings as Arctic blast brings snowfalls across parts of Scotland |
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| Snow is expected to continue in parts of Scotland until late on Saturday, forecasters have said. | Snow is expected to continue in parts of Scotland until late on Saturday, forecasters have said. |
| On Friday, wintry weather swept across the country, bringing snowfall to the north east in particular. | On Friday, wintry weather swept across the country, bringing snowfall to the north east in particular. |
| Motorists were urged to drive with "extreme caution" around Aberdeen, with conditions particularly bad on the A90. | Motorists were urged to drive with "extreme caution" around Aberdeen, with conditions particularly bad on the A90. |
| A police visit to speak to drivers on the A90, where 20-year-old Charlotte Tennant died a week ago, was cancelled due to the weather. | A police visit to speak to drivers on the A90, where 20-year-old Charlotte Tennant died a week ago, was cancelled due to the weather. |
| The young woman from Laurencekirk was found dead next to the A90 at about 08:00 on Saturday 20 October and officers had planned to revisit the scene. | |
| Police said a number of routes in the Grampian area were affected by snow and ice and urged drivers to take extra care when travelling. | Police said a number of routes in the Grampian area were affected by snow and ice and urged drivers to take extra care when travelling. |
| The Grampian force said some of the affected roads had not been gritted and warned drivers to adjust their speed according to conditions. | The Grampian force said some of the affected roads had not been gritted and warned drivers to adjust their speed according to conditions. |
| A956 crash | |
| Police said the A939, which was closed earlier because of snow and ice, has reopened. | |
| A crash also closed the A956 Wellington Road for about eight hours. | |
| Grampian Police said a 35-year-old man driving a white Mercedes van lost control and collided with a lorry parked in a lay-by at about 04:45. | |
| He was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with a head injury, and his condition was described as serious but stable. The lorry driver was not injured. | |
| Insp Ewan Innes said: "The road was quiet at the time and obviously the weather and road conditions are a factor that will feature in our inquiries, although I would not wish to speculate at this stage of the investigation." |