Fresh snow and icy roads complicating traffic around the country

Fresh snow and icy conditions have been complicating traffic around the country. A stretch of the D1 highway from Prague to Brno was closed for several hours during the night following a collision of two trucks. In South Bohemia maintenance workers were out in force all night clearing the main roads of fresh snow. Drivers have been warned to exercise extreme caution, especially in the higher altitudes. A heavy snowstorm caused a pile up involving 36 vehicles on the D5 motorway on Thursday.