BREAKING: Storm Bert claims first victim after man dies when car 'spins off road' into wall

Police are appealing for immoderate witnesses to travel guardant aft a 34-year-old antheral died successful Shipley, West Yorkshire erstwhile his car smashed into a partition successful icy conditions arsenic Storm Bert swept in

A antheral has died aft his car ‘spun disconnected the road’ successful icy conditions and ploughed into a wall.

The accident, which happened conscionable earlier 1am, came arsenic temperatures plunged arsenic Storm Bert swept in. The 34-year-old died astatine the country aft his Renault Captur collided with the chromatic partition successful Shipley, West Yorks.

The victim, from Bradford, West Yorks, has not been named. Police contiguous remained astatine the country carrying retired their investigations amid dense snowfall.

A section resident, who asked not to beryllium named, said: “A large clang woke maine up successful the mediate of the night. When I looked outside, I could spot the car had spun disconnected the roadworthy and smashed into a wall. It was freezing past nighttime and the roadworthy tin beryllium treacherous successful icy conditions. We’ve seen accidents present before, but thing arsenic tragic arsenic this.”

Police were called astatine 12.59am to the country of the clang astatine the junction of Moorhead Lane and Beechwood Grove successful Shipley. The operator was fixed exigency attraction but was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “Police are appealing for witnesses aft a antheral died successful a roadworthy postulation collision successful Shipley. A bluish Renault Captur, which had been travelling north-east towards Saltaire, had collided with a wall.

“The driver, a 34-year-old antheral from Bradford, was fixed exigency attraction but was pronounced dormant astatine the country a abbreviated clip later. A roadworthy closure has remained successful spot portion the country is being cleared.” Officers are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision oregon saw the conveyance being driven successful the country successful the clip starring up to it, peculiarly anyone with applicable dashcam oregon CCTV footage, to interaction them.

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