TRAFFIC: Runcorn Road, Whitley
A533 Runcorn Road in Whitley is closed in both directions due to flooding at the A49 Tarporley Road (Tall Trees Junction).
A number of vehicles have become stuck in very deep water.
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Mountain rescue team called in to assist on M6
Rescue workers walked along a four-mile stretch of the M6 in Lancashire overnight to check on the condition of drivers.
A diabetic man was taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital, while an ambulance taking a female patient to Royal Preston Hospital had to be dug out of the snow by Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue team.
ITV News Reporter Nick Thatcher reports:
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Motorist: M6 chaos was a 'total farce'
Louise Jones was stuck on the M6 for hours overnight because of the heavy snow and she described it as the "scariest experience" she had had in 26 years of driving.
Mrs Jones, from Bootle, was travelling home from a restaurant in Wigan where she had been celebrating her father's 65th birthday when she got stuck on the motorway.
It took her more than five hours to travel the 20 miles home.
We did not move at all, three lanes of cars were totally gridlocked. For the first three hours we left the engine running to keep warm, then turned it off and every car we could see was just sitting in the darkness, it was really eerie how silent it was.
Eventually a snow plough drove along the hard shoulder at about 1am, then we saw nothing moving until a police car at 1.40am.
It really was horrendous. I can't understand why it took so long to clear enough space to direct traffic through. It was a total farce.
Police: 'Driving conditions still bad' on motorways
After last night's problems on the motorways, they're all on the move, but driving conditions are still bad so take care.
From @LancsPolice on Twitter:Snow causes chaos on the M6
Seven flood alerts in the North West
The Environment Agency has issued seven flood alerts in the North West.
Visit the Environment Agency website to see which areas are at risk.
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