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Snow hits Dover as parts of Kent covered in dusting

09:00, 20 January 2015

updated: 09:06, 20 January 2015

Kent has been hit by snow as parts of the county have been covered in the white stuff.

Several centimetres of snow have been seen covering the Whitfield area of Dover, and the Eurotunnel terminal in Folkestone was said to have a light covering.

It comes after weather forecasters predicted wintry showers in Sussex and Kent today.

Snow at Whitfield near Dover. Picture: Scott Janaway
Snow at Whitfield near Dover. Picture: Scott Janaway
Conditions might be difficult on the roads. Picture: Scott Janaway
Conditions might be difficult on the roads. Picture: Scott Janaway
Parts of the Dover area have been covered in a blanket of white. Picture: Scott Janaway
Parts of the Dover area have been covered in a blanket of white. Picture: Scott Janaway
Snow at the Eurotunnel terminal. Picture: Peter Edwards-Daem
Snow at the Eurotunnel terminal. Picture: Peter Edwards-Daem

The bad weather has already led to a crash between at least two cars on the A256 Sandwich Road at the Tilmanstone roundabout.

Police and fire crews are at the scene after a Ford Focus and a Mini ended up in a ditch on the South bound carriageway due to the snow.

The incident happened at about 8am, and one lane was closed.

The snow has reached Chartham! Picture: Gemma Woods
The snow has reached Chartham! Picture: Gemma Woods
Hawkinge has been blanketed in snow. Picture: Nick Hilditch
Hawkinge has been blanketed in snow. Picture: Nick Hilditch
Selling looks like a winter wonderland! Picture: @Team_Tactics
Selling looks like a winter wonderland! Picture: @Team_Tactics
A light dusting has hit Canterbury. Picture: Lyndsey Rogers
A light dusting has hit Canterbury. Picture: Lyndsey Rogers

A Kent Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: "No one was trapped and there was no signs of fire so the firefighters weren't actually required.

"One appliance attended."

But other parts of the county have remained largely unaffected by the first snow of the winter to hit the county.


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