Snow and delays hit Coventry and Warwickshire

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ROAD collisions and traffic gridlock have hit parts of Coventry and Warwickshire this morning after a sudden snowfall overnight.

The weather conditions are being blamed for a number of minor injuries and delays for commuters while Coventry City Council and the Highways Agency insist some roads had been gritted.

*Two lanes were closed on the M6 southbound between junction two and three due to a collision between an lorry which saw the car hit the central reservation.

A number of other vehicles were then caught up in the collision at 6.08am near junction two at Walsgrave but no-one was injured. All lanes were reopened by 8am but delays continued throughout the morning commute.

*At 6.26am there was also an pile-up near Rugby involving a number of vehicles between junction one and two on the northbound carriageway.

This saw two people taken to Coventry’s University Hospital to be treated for minor injuries and caused delays at the Catthorpe Interchange and on to the M1.

*A bus collided with a car in Daventry Road, Cheylesmore, at around 8.45am which saw the road blocked and led to delays. West Midlands Ambulance Service said no-one was hurt in the crash.

*Road works in Cheylesmore on the Leamington Road also contributed to queuing in to the city centre, where four way temporary traffic lights are in place at the junction with Daventry Road.

*An accident on the A46 at Binley Woods saw a lane closed and delays between TGI island and Tollbar Island while recovery work was underway. This caused delays on connecting roads including the A45 at Ansty.

*There was a standstill on the A46 through Kenilworth at around 9am from Stoneleigh to the junction with the A45. Tailbacks affected the A46 from the A452 Leamington Road junction to Festival Island in Coventry.

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Heavy snow in Warwickshire causes M6 delays

Heavy snow during rush hour in Warwickshire has caused long delays on the M6.

The Highways Agency said the earlier snow had caused "multiple incidents" and there were still delays in both directions between junctions three at Nuneaton and one at Rugby.

The A444 Phoenix Way in Coventry has also been closed at the junction of Holbrook Way because of a crash.

Forecasters have said there could be more snow showers later.

However, most of the earlier snow has not settled on the ground.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said paramedics had earlier been called to two crashes on the M6 - one between junctions three and two southbound, where a car had gone into the central reservation, and another involving several cars between junctions one and two northbound.

Further delays

Paramedics were also called to the Phoenix Way to a crash involving two cars.

No-one involved in any of the crashes was seriously injured.

Diverted traffic from Phoenix Way on to Walsgrave Road has been causing further delays.

National Express Coventry said its number 8, 9 and 10 services were affected and all were running late.

Hollyfast Primary School in Coventry was closed on Monday because of a heating failure.