LIVE: A417 at Air Balloon closed in Gloucestershire as snow causes road chaos - Gloucestershire Live

Two of Gloucestershire's busiest roads have been closed due to treacherous conditions in the snow. Gloucestershire Police's roads team tweeted: "A417 closed towards the Air Balloon at A46 junction. If you don’t need to go out stay home.

"We are dealing with an unprecedented amount of weather related incidents including RTCs. Be sensible and stay safe."

One person on the roads who contacted Gloucestershire Live this morning said there were also issues just past Cirencester, advising: "A419/A417 is at a standstill going towards Gloucester from Swindon just past Cirencester. No one can get up and down the hills it's compact ice.

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"We are moving at 4mph, people are ditching cars [as they] can't get up and down the hills. There was a small van with grit helping the lorries go up the hill."

The A429 is also closed in both directions closed, with traffic-monitoring site Inrix reporting: "Stationary traffic due to accident and snow from Fields Road (Fossebridge) to Yanworth Turn Off (Northleach)." It also reports that the A436 at Andoversford is "impassable" in both directions due to snow, from the A40 to the Naunton turn-off.

Police are urging people to "stay in" due to the dangerous condition of many roads in the county. Gloucestershire Police said some roads are "impassable".

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