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Jon Hebditch & Jacob Farr

West Lothian cars skid into ditch after road turns to 'ice rink'

Several vehicles skidded and went off course on a resident West Lothian street after the area was turned into an ‘ice skating rink’ by Storm Arwen.

Scotland faced freezing conditions with snow and violent winds of up to 90mph that left thousands of households and businesses with no power or access to water.

Motorists have also been impacted by the recent storm with authorities urging people in certain regions to stay at home not risk travel on the roads.

And one driver, Gordon Miller, who was on the road near Fauldhouse, said that he came across five cars that had appeared to have crashed at around 8:00pm on Sunday November 28.

It is not clear whether the crashes were separate or not but luckily nobody was inside of the vehicles.

He told the Record: "I came over from Fauldhouse side of the road there wasn’t any barriers up and when I came round that corner it was like a skating rink I was in my 4x4 and started sliding as well but managed to steer out of it."

Gordon posted to other locals online about the scene and warned them to stay clear.

The cars finding themselves in a rather sticky predicament. (Gordon Miller)

He wrote: "The back road from Harthill to Fauldhouse is like a skate park and cars in ditches everywhere the road has been shut at the harthill side but no barriers at Fauldhouse side so everyone is going over it anyway and opened the barrier at the other side take care everyone."

Earlier today it was warned Scots could be without power and water for several days in the wake of Storm Arwen.

Riotous wind and rain caused chaos in many parts of the country, with Aberdeenshire being one the worst affected areas in the country.

Police on Sunday evening warned that locals may have to wake 36 to 48 hours to 'recover and get back to normal '.

Officers made particular reference to ' power and water supplies'.

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