Like the rest of the country, Pembrokeshire has been in the grip

of Arctic-like conditions during the past week.

With temperatures plummeting to as low as -7 in some parts, it

has meant difficult times for motorists, who have been faced with

roads resembling ice-skating rinks.

The council have been working round the clock with their gritters

to keep the main roads open, but the treacherous conditions

have led to a spate of accidents in the area.

Yesterday (Wednesday), two vehicles were involved in a collision

on the A477 between Red Roses and Kilgetty, at approximately

7 am. The vehicles involved were a DAF truck and a

Mitsubishi pick-up. No-one was injured.

Police said the road was treacherous due to the icy conditions

and, therefore, the A477 at St. Clears roundabout and Kilgetty was

closed in order for gritters to attend. The road was re-opened at

approximately 9 am.

Emergency services were also kept busy on Monday. Shortly

after 6 am, fire crews from Narberth and Whitland were called to

attend an accident on the A40. They used hydraulic pedal cutters

to release one person from a vehicle which had overturned

between Robeston Wathen and Whitland. Part of the road was

blocked and police and ambulance personnel were also called to

the scene. One person was taken to Withybush Hospital with

injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

Also on Monday, gritters were called to the aid of an articulated

lorry stuck in Deerbolt, Sageston. Firefighters and council workers

were tasked to help the lorry that was stuck on an unnamed

road in the area. One fire appliance stood by while the road was

gritted. The lorry was then able to move on under its own steam.

Later that evening, shortly after 5 pm, firefighters from Tenby

and Narberth were called to the Boar's Head pub in Templeton,

after a car overturned on the roadway. The fire crews made the

area and the vehicle safe and stopped a fuel leak.