Drive with care this morning

Wednesday, 28 November 2012 00:00

Motorists are being urged to drive with caution this morning due to ice and frost.

Police say there are icy conditions on the route from the south of the Island into Douglas.

Particularly bad spots include Blackboards Corner and Ballalonna Bridge in Santon.

We've also heard conditions are bad near the Black Hut on the Mountain Road.

Drivers have been asked to avoid Kewaigue Hill on the Old Castletown Road due to a road traffic collision at the bottom.It's believed a van has overturned.

The Department of Infrastructure is currently out gritting the main routes.

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