THE treacherous conditions are causing a lot of trouble on the roads this morning with two crashes reported as well as a number of roads affected by ice across the region.

The M5 is slow due a crash near J26 at Wellington on the southbound side this morning, meanwhile traffic to the north of Bridgwater is also moving slowly following a crash on Allerton Road.

Earlier this morning at 5.39am Bridgwater firefighters attended a crash on Huntworth Roundabout where two people were trapped after their car had left the road and landed in a ditch.

The first casualty was helped from the vehicle and walked to safety by the crew however the other person in the car had to extricated using a scoop stretcher.

The casualty was then taken to hospital.

There is also still a lot of snow and ice around affecting many roads including Ford Rd, Wellington; A39 Porlock Hill, A37 Kilver St; A371 Priestleigh Hill closed southbound. Significant drifting snow has been reported on higher ground such as the Blackdowns, Mendips and Exmoor.

A spokesman for Somerset Highways said: "It's a changing picture so please take extreme care if you must travel."