Warning after cars crash in Devon in 'horrendous' weather

Police have urged motorists to adapt their driving to weather conditions after being called to car crashes during heavy rain in Devon.

Police said officers dealt with four vehicles that had "aquaplaned" on the A38 on Saturday evening in "horrendous" conditions.

The force said one of the cars was inches away from ending up in a river after overturning in Leigham, Plymouth.

Officers said no-one was injured but three of the cars were written off.

A Met Office weather warning for rain was issued for Saturday and Sunday in Devon and other parts of England and Wales.

Devon County Council's highways team said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that some roads were flooded.

Along with the incident in Plymouth, police said two cars had crashed on the A38 near South Brent while the fourth incident happened in Ivybridge.

Officers said the car which aquaplaned near Leigham was "lucky" not to fall into the river.

Referring to three of the crashes, Devon and Cornwall Specials Road Policing Team tweeted on Sunday: "We dealt with three vehicles that had aquaplaned on the A38 in horrendous weather conditions last night.

"Drivers simply not adapting their driving to the conditions."

Elsewhere, drivers were advised by the county council to avoid the A361 near Knowle on Sunday as a section of the road had become unstable.

A tweet from the authority's Devon Alert account said the incident had happened opposite the Hidden Valley Touring Park.

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