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| Roads cleared after snow flurry | Roads cleared after snow flurry |
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| Roads have been cleared in central England after up to three inches of snow fell overnight. | Roads have been cleared in central England after up to three inches of snow fell overnight. |
| Derbyshire's Peak District was the worst affected, but snow also fell in Shropshire, Warwickshire, Bedfordshire, Leics, Birmingham and Sheffield. | Derbyshire's Peak District was the worst affected, but snow also fell in Shropshire, Warwickshire, Bedfordshire, Leics, Birmingham and Sheffield. |
| In Shropshire up to 4,000 homes were left without power and up to two inches of snow fell in Northamptonshire. | In Shropshire up to 4,000 homes were left without power and up to two inches of snow fell in Northamptonshire. |
| However, by the morning rush hour much of the snow had melted. Gritters had been on standby if conditions worsened. | However, by the morning rush hour much of the snow had melted. Gritters had been on standby if conditions worsened. |
| A Derbyshire Police spokesman said: "We don't expect it to get any worse. If it does then there will be road closures but that's not been mentioned yet." | A Derbyshire Police spokesman said: "We don't expect it to get any worse. If it does then there will be road closures but that's not been mentioned yet." |
| West Mercia Constabulary were called to "a couple of incidents" and gritters were deployed in parts of Leicestershire. | West Mercia Constabulary were called to "a couple of incidents" and gritters were deployed in parts of Leicestershire. |
| A crash involving three vehicles on the M42, between Tamworth and Sutton Coldfield, left eight people injured as the heavy snow hit the West Midlands. | A crash involving three vehicles on the M42, between Tamworth and Sutton Coldfield, left eight people injured as the heavy snow hit the West Midlands. |