- Collision closes the road just hours after hours of delay following re-opening
- ‘Large amount of vehicles’ skidded and emergency services are a the scene
- Officers have reported that there have been no injuries in the massive pile-up
- It follows drivers spending up to eight hours in cars after being trapped
Forty cars have been involved in a pile-up on the A38 in Devon as drivers battle adverse weather conditions brought by Britain’s Beast from the East.
A ‘large amount of vehicles’ reportedly skidded on black ice and emergency services are at the scene near Haldon Hill.
The collision at 3.30pm followed the reopening of the road and hours of delays after it was forced to close in heavy snow last night.
Officers live streamed video from the scene of the crash, reporting that there had been no injuries.
Officers are at the scene of the crash after forty cars reportedly skidded on black ice in Devon
This police officer livestreamed the scene of the crash in Devon where a large number of vehicles have crashed
Vehicles are pictured earlier today on the A38, where there has been a forty-car pile-up due to adverse weather this afternoon
Police are pictured on the A38 in Devon where 40 vehicles have reportedly been involved in a pile-up
Drivers and commuters were warned this morning to avoid roads, trains and buses as red warnings remain in force across the country due to Storm Emma.
Hundreds were stranded overnight on the M5, A380 and A38 and emergency services were forced to open refuge centres last night to house drivers and passengers stuck in their cars.
Great Western reported severe disruptions to its network and spokesman for Highways England advised people to delay journeys and check before travel.
A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said simply: ‘The advice is to stay put.’
Some drivers and passengers spent eight hours in their vehicles after becoming stranded on the A38 on Thursday night.