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Snow and Ice Issues on A171 Between Scarborough and Whitby

Monday, 16 January 2023 10:34

By Matthew Pells

Snow and ice have lead to long tailbacks on the A171 as a number of vehicles become stuck.

Callers to This is The Coast report long tailbacks on the A171 between Scarborough and Whitby.

It appears a number of vehicles have either become stuck or collided.

This caller described the situation at around 10:15 this  morning.

Pictures on social media show some of the queues.

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Coastliner say they will be unable to run services into Whitby today as a result of the weather:

"Due to heavy snow around Whitby, Coastliner 840 is unable to run to Whitby.

The buses will only be running to Thornton-le-Dale until further notice.

We apologise for any inconvenience."

North Yorkshire County Council's weather cams show snow on the ground around Whitby

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