Heavy snow has forced 30 people to spend the night in a village hall in Somerset
This video taken by our camera crew shows how many vehicles had to be abandoned after more heavy snow made some roads impassable. Around 30 people were forced to spend the night in a village hall in Nether Stowey after becoming stranded.
Drivers and passengers in Somerset were forced to spend the night in a village hall after being rescued at 1am. Cars and buses became stranded on the A39 between Bridgwater and Williton in Somerset when a build up of snow and fallen tress blocked their path.
Police said around 30 people were taken to a village hall in Nether Stowey where they have spent the night. The local council and Highways Agency will begin work to clear the road at daylight so the drivers and passengers can continue their journeys.
Drivers and passengers became stranded around 1am on the A39 between Bridgwater and Williton in Somerset when a build up of snow and fallen tress blocked their path.
Avon and Somerset Police transported the men and women by four-by-fours to a local fire station in the village of Nether Stowey to serve hot drinks to the group. A local councillor, was able to provide a key to open the village hall where the stranded motorists spent the night.
Jane Greenslade was is one of 30 drivers forced to abandon their cars following road closures in Somerset. She, along with other drives and passengers have been forced to spend the night in a village hall in Nether Stowey until the roads become passable.
Police say thirty people were forced to abandon their cars and spend the night in a shelter in Somerset when snow rendered a road impassable.
Drivers and passengers became stranded around 1am on the A39 between Bridgwater and Williton in Somerset when a build up of snow and fallen tress blocked their path.
Following the rescue, Police Force Incident Manager Adam Crockford said:
– Police Force Incident Manager Adam CrockfordAt about 1am we became aware that about 30 people were stuck on a road that was impassable, primarily because of snow but also because of fallen trees.
Officers from different districts in 4x4s were first on the scene to help.
We asked the local fire station to open up and serve hot drinks and spoke with the council and identified a key holder for a nearby village hall.
It was a group effort by the emergency services and a bit of community spirit.
Heavy snow has forced 30 people to spend the night in a village hall in Somerset
They've been staying at Nether Stowey after becoming stranded in their cars on the A39 between Bridgwater and Minehead. Driving conditions this morning are said to remain hazardous in many places
Bill Walker was one of those forced to spend the night in a village hall in Somerset after becoming stranded. He's been describing his attempts to get home on Tuesday night and the mood of those stranded in Nether Stowey