Drivers warned to slow down in winter after car flipped upside down on Yorkshire road

Drivers have been warned to slow down during winter driving on cold and wet roads - after this motorist ended up flipping their car on its roof
By Alex Evans
Published 19th Dec 2020, 14:27 BST
Updated 19th Dec 2020, 14:32 BST
The scene of the accident. Photo: North Yorkshire PoliceThe scene of the accident. Photo: North Yorkshire Police
The scene of the accident. Photo: North Yorkshire Police

The incident happened on the A167 near Croft-on-Tees early on Saturday morning.

The white saloon ended on its roof on the side of the road before fire crews and police were called in.

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The crash happened after the car hit a pool of water on the road.

The scene of the accident. Photo: North Yorkshire PoliceThe scene of the accident. Photo: North Yorkshire Police
The scene of the accident. Photo: North Yorkshire Police

Fortunately, the driver only - miraculously - suffered minor injuries, despite flipping the car onto its roof.

A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said: "Another example of not adjusting your speed to suit the weather.

"Minor injuries for this driver on the A167 near Croft-On-Tees this morning.

"The vehicle overturned after hitting water on the road."

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Elsewhere, police in Leeds have been busy in the run up to Christmas.

This morning officers from south Leeds, with the Leeds District Off-Road Bike Team attended the Tingley area following reports of a black Ford Focus being driven in an anti-social manner.

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: "They quickly located it. It did not have any insurance. Road tax or MOT. It did not have a keeper.

"To avoid further reports or possible injury to members of the public it was seized."