Residents on a Bradford road woke up to a shocking scene as a ‘game of dodgems’ unfolded on their icy street - with a Land Rover ending up in a garden.

Five vehicles were damaged as residents told of a quick-fire series of three collisions from around 7:30am this morning on Averingcliffe Road, Idle, Bradford, as cars slid down the hill, drivers apparently losing control over the ice.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Two cars hit Jaguar in sequence of collisions. Picture: Newsquest Two cars hit Jaguar in sequence of collisions. Picture: Newsquest (Image: Newsquest)

Two Land Rovers, a BMW, a Jaguar and a silver Ford were all damaged in the collisions, with the Jaguar apparently being hit twice.

One resident said: “This road is really bad in the ice.

“We said it was a matter of time before a car ended up in that house.”

The first car ended up in the garden of a vacant home at the bottom of the hill after sliding on a sheet of ice. A local, who was driving his Jaguar down the hill, is thought to have pulled over and parked up to help the driver of the white Land Rover.

But his car was then struck by a black Land Rover, which then went on to hit a BMW which was parked up front.

A silver Ford came down the hill and struck the Jaguar again, a resident said.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Debris of the BMW after the collision. Picture: Newsquest Debris of the BMW after the collision. Picture: Newsquest (Image: Newsquest)

Debris of the BMW, which belonged to a visitor from down south, could be seen on the pavement after the car was taken away.

Her brother said: “I didn’t hear anything, but my sister did.

“A woman was lucky she didn’t lose her life, as the car pushed her back after it lost control.

“The road’s just in a really bad condition.”

A neighbour said: “It’s like a game of dodgems out here.

“It’s sheer black ice and the road doesn’t get gritted.

“It’s lucky no one lives in that house.”

Locals were concerned about the gritting situation of the road.

One said: “The council needs to look at what’s happened today and put this road on the gritting route.”

Emergency services rushed to the scene this morning as one person suffered leg pain and was left in the care of Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

A Bradford Council spokesperson said: “Our gritting services have to operate to a priority system to ensure that major routes remain accessible in adverse conditions.

“The section of Averingcliffe Road, from its junction with Orchard Grove to Idlethorp Way is part of our Priority 1 gritting route, as it is part of a bus route.

“Priority 1 routes include A, B and C roads, routes where traffic is heavy, primary bus routes, roads connecting isolated communities, strategic residential and estate link roads, access routes in hospitals, police, fire and ambulance stations, as well as trouble spots which have been identified as priorities for public safety.

“The remaining section of Averingcliffe Road is a Priority 2 route, as it is classed as an estate road.

“Priority 2 routes are only gritted, once our Operational Managers have confirmed that all Priority 1 routes have been completed. These routes are also prioritised based on need and what is possible for our drivers to safely achieve within the time they have available.

"Priority 2 networks include estate roads, other less frequent bus routes and access routes to local schools that are of a varied width and not always capable of carrying two way traffic.

“All priority one gritting routes were treated today (January 3) from 04:30. The last complaint we received on gritting at Averingcliffe Road was made in 2018.”

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