‘Absolute carnage’ as ice sparks series of crashes on Sheffield street
A Sheffield street was plunged into chaos in the early hours of the morning after a series of crashes caused by icy conditions left multiple cars damaged and emergency services struggling to reach the scene.
Browning Road in Foxhill was blocked off by police this morning following a flurry of crashes and struggling vehicles during icy conditions.
A video from the scene shows a police car parked at the bottom of the road, with police tape sectioning off the top of the hill.
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The incidents unfolded over more than two hours, beginning at around 3am, according to local resident and eyewitness Jodie Ibbotson.
“A car tried to get up the road first,” she said.
“It couldn’t make it and ended up being pulled back down sideways and onto the pavement.”
Around an hour later, at approximately 4am, a white car lost control while sliding down the hill and crashed into a parked van at speed.
“The white car plunged into a parked van from the top of the hill,” she said.
“The airbags went off and the driver was shouting for help.”
Just 30 minutes later, a third vehicle became involved when a black Audi pulled out from a driveway further up the road, with the driver unaware of the icy conditions.
“She didn’t realise it was icy and slid straight into the white car,” Ms Ibbotson said.
“Her airbags also deployed.”
Elsewhere on the street, vehicles were reported to be scraping into one another at the bottom of the hill as drivers struggled to maintain control.
“It was absolute carnage,” Ms Ibbotson said.
No further details have yet been confirmed about injuries.