50 drivers stranded after eight-car pile up (From The Northern Echo)
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50 drivers stranded after eight-car pile up
6:30pm Wednesday 30th December 2009 in
SEVERE weather conditions have caused an eight-car pile up and stranded more than 50 motorists on the A66.
The collision took place between the A685 and the A67 at Stainmore near the County Durham-Cumbria border.
A police spokesman said: "It is not believed that there are any casualties at this stage.
Mountain Rescue were called to assist the stuck vehicles on the A66, and Durham Police closed snow gates halting traffic between Cumbria and County Durham.
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The A66 from Cumbria to County Durham was hit by snow drifts this evening cutting off more than 50 motorists
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