A DRIVER has been treated by paramedics after her car overturned on a snowy road near Hereford.
Hereford Fire Station said crews had been sent to the crash, on the B4348 at Thruxton, southwest of the city.
With the road covered in a dusting of snow, a car had overturned and the fire crews worked to stabilise it and isolate the battery.
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Other roads in the county were also affected by snow earlier today, with the A44 at Bringstty, near Bromyard, the A4103 between Hereford and Worcester and Storridge and the A49 at Dinore, near Leominster, blocked by stranded vehicles or crashes.
The driver got out of the vehicle with help from fire crews and paramedics.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was called at 7.12am to the single-car crash.
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An ambulance and a paramedic officer attended the scene and found a woman who was the driver of the car with minor injuries.
An ambulance service spokesperson said she received self-care advice from ambulance staff before being discharged at the scene.
Hereford Fire Station said: "Please take extra care when travelling in icy and snowy conditions and allow more time for travel."
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