A lane of the A96 near Keith remains closed after wintry weather brought it to a standstill overnight.
A yellow weather warning for snow and ice remains in place for the north and north-east until midday today, with police warning drivers to take extra precautions on the roads.
The crawler lane of the A96 just after Bainshole farm has been closed since before 6am.
ROAD CLOSED – #A96 crawler lane just at #Wedderburn just after BainsHole. Road and weather conditions unfortunately not great #TMA11 pic.twitter.com/0lV7EiHnoU
— NE Roads Updates (@PolScotRoadsNE) February 2, 2019
Bear Scotland are on the scene but police tweeted at 8am that the road remains closed.
UPDATE #A96 crawler lane now clear road will be closed a wee bitty longer while @BEAR_Scotland add their finishing touches to clearing the road. As for me warm #Baffies and #HotCoco Await #TMA11 pic.twitter.com/45zoQ01ZJz
— NE Roads Updates (@PolScotRoadsNE) February 2, 2019
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