UPDATE: Hyndburn Police have announced that Grane Road has now been cleared and is open again.
POLICE are warning drivers to avoid a main road from Haslingden to Blackburn.
Blackburn with Darwen Police warned there will be disruption to motorists this afternoon (Friday).
A Lancashire Police spokesman said: "We're getting reports of snow and difficult driving conditions on Grane Road between Junction 5 of the M65 and Haslingden.
We're getting reports of snow and difficult driving conditions on Grane Road between Junction 5 of the M65 and Haslingden. A number of vehicles are stuck. It's likely that the road will be closed very shortly. Please avoid the area and take a different route if you can. Thx. pic.twitter.com/dvCPlOGYbb
— BwD Police (@BlackburnPolice) December 4, 2020
"A number of vehicles are stuck.
"It's likely that the road will be closed very shortly. Please avoid the area and take a different route if you can."
Meanwhile Rossendale Police also say Burnley Road East, Crown Point and Bacup Road in Burnley are covered in snow.
Well we don’t know about a white Christmas but it’s certainly looking like a white 4th December. Burnley Road East/Crown Point/Bacup Road from Burnley are all beginning to get a snow covering and Grane Road is also bad with the weather. ⛄️ ❄️ please drive safely 🚘 🏍 pic.twitter.com/sslbPFVLnZ
— Rossendale Police (@RssndalePolice) December 4, 2020
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