A FLASH frost brought mayhem to Blackburn's roads with the worst driving conditions for seven years creating localised gridlocks as many roads were completely blocked.

A brewery lorry slid off the Grane Road, Haslingden, a van was blown over in Belthorn and trees were felled by high winds in the Ribble Valley.

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