ROYAL Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Neighbourhood Policing Team is urging people to be careful after a young driver lost control near Royal Wootton Bassett.

The driver was on the B4042 near Royal Wootton Bassett in a green Nissan Micra when the incident took place.

A spokesman for the neighbourhood policing team, said: “As we advised last week, please drive carefully and think ‘do I really need to go out in this weather?’. The young driver of this car didn’t listen to his parents’ advice and lost control in the snow on the B4042.

“Fortunately he and his passenger were okay and nobody else was involved.”