SNOW has caused significant disruption across the county overnight.

Cars were stopped in their tracks on Bull Hill and Pickup Bank in Edgworth and Broadhead and head to be helped back on the road by council vehicles.

However gritters also ran into problems.

A Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council spokesperson said: "Crazy Scenes for April 11!

"We had our fair share of issues last night for our planned gritting operations.

"Two of our gritters broke down, even they was shocked at what they was seeing!

"This caused some temporary issues at Bull Hill and Pickup Bank, Edgworth and Broadhead whilst we got the vehicles back on the road, however the teams have worked through the night to get these roads cleared."

Meanwhile, a number of cars also became stuck on the A56 near Haslingden overnight after police were forced to close the road due to the dangerous conditions.

Officers were able to reopen the road in the early hours of Sunday morning after around 2am but cautioned that drivers should still take care on the roads.

Rossendale was also hit by disruption when a tree came down and blocked Burnley Road East at the bottom of Ashworth Road, exacerbating the problems caused by the snowy conditions.

Officers were eventually able to deal with the tree but warned that the stretch of road was still best avoided.