Wintery Devon roads lead to collisions and stuck cars

Crashes have occurred as road temperatures dipped to nearly -4C

Tractors have been used to help cars stuck in snow in Devon.

Ongoing severe weather led to police warning motorists on Wednesday morning to only travel if it was essential after a "huge volume of collisions".

There have been further snow flurries around the county.

A Met Office yellow warning for snow and ice across most of Devon and Cornwall was in place until 12:00 GMT, with another one issued due to last from 17:00 until 10:00 on Thursday.

Pika the dog was not deterred from a walk by snow on Dartmoor

Homes and vehicles, including in Ermington, have been covered by more smatterings of snow

Areas which saw snow flurries on Wednesday morning included the Plymouth and Exeter areas, as well as higher parts of the county such as Dartmoor.

Rob Webber, from South Molton, told BBC Radio Devon that he got stuck in snow and tractors were being used to help cars on the B3192 near Teignmouth.

The Met Office warning said: "Snow showers and icy stretches may cause some disruption."

Devon County Council Highways' control room said the lowest road temperature in the county had been -3.8C (25F) on the A35 at Axminster.

Alex Crump, from the council, said there were "some tricky conditions out there".

He said: "We've had reports of wintery showers in places like Crediton, in Exeter and up on Haldon Hill.

"So, the message is to avoid non-essential travel and, if you do have to travel, do so according to the conditions - allow extra time for your journeys."

Vehicles have also been getting stuck in snow as well as crashing in icy conditions

Streets in Exeter have seen icy roads and further snow flurries

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