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Police warn hailstorms causing problems on M40

Thames Valley Police/Facebook A police car is parked at an angle in the middle of a motorway, blocking it, which has hailstones covering much of the tarmac. Traffic can be seen joining the motorway further ahead and coming in the other direction on the opposite carriageway. Thames Valley Police/Facebook
TVP Roads Policing posted a picture on its Facebook page earlier

Police have urged drivers to slow down because of "challenging" driving conditions caused by hailstorms.

Thames Valley Police said "slippery" stretches were affecting the M40 between junction 5 at Stokenchurch and junction 6 at Lewknor.

The M40 between junctions 4 and 5 was also closed due to a collision at about 09:00 GMT leading to long delays, according to National Highways.

The road was reopened at about 09:45.

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