An Arriva bus has been pictured after it crashed into a historic pillar by Sefton Park in Liverpool, having skidded on an icy road this morning following major snowfall across the UK
A bus skidded on an icy road before smashing into a marble pillar by a UK park this morning.
The blue Arriva bus was pictured next to the historic pillar at the junction of Aigburth Drive and Mossley Hill Drive, close to Sefton Park in Liverpool. Emergency services rushed to the scene this morning with police cordoning off a section of road.
Merseyside Police said it received a report at 6.05am suggesting an Arriva bus had hit a pillar close to the park on Aigburth Drive/Mossley Hill Drive. The bus had been heading towards Aigburth Road and Aigburth Vale when it sustained damage to its front right hand side during the crash.
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Police were still at the accident at 10am, with arrangements involving the council ongoing to remove the bus. There were no injuries and no passengers were onboard at the time of the crash.
A spokesperson for Arriva Merseyside said: “We can confirm one of our buses was involved in the incident. The bus was out of service and there were no passengers on board. We’re also investigating the circumstances surrounding it.”
Heavy rain has been falling in Liverpool since the early hours, turning much of the snow and ice that covered the ground yesterday into mush, reports Liverpool Echo.
The UK is in the midst of an Arctic blast which is set to continue for the rest of the week. New Met Office weather warnings have been issued today and last through to Friday.
A yellow weather warning for snow, expected in a large part of England covering Sheffield, Peterborough, Bath and Worcester, and in much of Wales, will be in place from 6pm on Thursday until midday Friday. The severe wintry weather will be brought by strong winds over northern France, named Storm Goretti by the country’s forecaster, Meteo France.
Snow is likely to develop over higher ground in South Wales late on Thursday, before rain turns to snow more widely across England and Wales overnight, the Met Office said. Some areas could see as much as 20cm.
Storm Goretti is also expected to bring disruption in south-west England, with a yellow warning for strong winds in place for Cornwall, Devon and the Isles of Scilly from 3pm on Thursday until just before midnight.
A yellow warning means some disruption is possible, such as travel delays, but many people can continue with their daily routine, according to the Met Office. An amber warning indicates a higher risk, with severe weather likely to cause travel disruption, power cuts and the potential risk to life and property.
It follows the coldest night of the winter so far, as temperatures plummeted to as low as minus 12.5C on Monday, following a day of school closures and travel disruption.
