Cars stranded and abandoned on M1 as drivers get stuck in snow on motorway

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Drivers have stranded their cars in the snow on the M1, blocking the motorway in South Yorkshire. The heavy snow and 'multiple stranded vehicles' are making it almost impossible for vehicles to pass, YorkshireLive reports.

It comes amid weather warnings of snow and ice which has caused disruption to travel on roads, rail and buses across the UK.

There is widespread disruption on the busy motorway with snow also blocking lanes in the opposite direction. South Yorkshire Police are dealing with reports of "multiple stranded vehicles" and thick, heavy snow around J37 for the A628 Whinby Road near Barnsley and Dodsworth heading north.

Meanwhile, heading south on the M1, one lane is totally blocked off by snow from J31 for the A57 Workshop Road near Sheffield and Worksop.