Icy road conditions overnight lead to numerous firefighter callouts

Ensure you are taking extra care and driving safely whilst out on the roads.

The MET Office issued a yellow weather warning for icy conditions due to the recent wet weather and sub-zero temperatures overnight across Hampshire and Isle of Wight.

The icy roads will make driving conditions more difficult so unless your journey is essential, stay at home.

Keep an eye on the weather forecast and allow more time for your journey if you do have to go out on the roads, ensuring your tyres have suitable grip before travelling.

Stopping distances can be ten times greater on icy roads so remember to keep well back from the road user in front of you.

See the Highway Code guidance for further advice on what to do when driving in snow/ice.

Here is a selection of some of the road incidents we’ve responded to overnight:

 

On-call crews from Fordingbridge and Ringwood were alerted to a road traffic collision on Salisbury Road in Burgate shortly before 9pm last night.

Firefighters worked to release one casualty trapped within one of the vehicles which had collided on an extremely icy bit of road.

HIWFRS provided immediate emergency care before passing the casualty over into the hands of paramedics.

Police were on the scene to manage the traffic, closing the road until conditions improved.

Firefighters returned to station at 10pm.

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Firefighters from Redbridge and Eastleigh responded to a two-vehicle collision on the westbound carriageway of the A31 shortly after 21:30 last night.

One casualty was released from the vehicle and passed into the care of SCAS.

Crews worked to clear the road, allowing other emergency services vehicles to get through to another incident further along the A31.

Firefighters left the scene shortly before 10pm.

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Redbridge and DWFRS crews were called to multiple crashes on the A31 last night near Picket Post.

Working alongside police and ambulance crews, firefighters made the scene safe with the carriageway covered in black ice.

No persons were trapped but a number of casualties were assessed by paramedics after approximately five vehicles were involved.

HIWFRS left the scene shortly after 10pm.

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On-call firefighters from Hythe responded to a collision involving two cars and a double-decker bus near a petrol station on Southampton Road shortly after 21:30 last night.

Firefighters returned to the fire station to collect grit to help make the road safe before alerting the Highways Agency.

Three walking casualties were taken to hospital to be assessed before HIWFRS left the scene shortly after 22:30.

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A woman was left trapped in an upside down car after her vehicle spun on ice and collided with a tree on the A3 earlier this morning.

Horndean, Waterlooville and Cosham crews were alerted to the incident on the northbound carriageway near Clanfield shortly after 5am.

Firefighters released the woman from the vehicle before handing her over to South Central Ambulance Service paramedics.

HIWFRS returned to station following the stop message at 5:45.

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On-call firefighters from Freshwater were alerted to a crash on Pixley Hill shortly before 9am this morning.

Working with the police, firefighters made the scene safe as paramedics treated one casualty.

The crew returned to station shortly after 9:30.