PEOPLE are being warned to take care in wintry conditions with temperatures set to plummet to minus six degrees Celsius today.
The warning comes after a dozen people went to the accident and emergency department at the QMC with fractures yesterday, following the arrival of snow and ice.
The Met Office says temperatures are not likely to venture above zero this week and light snow is expected on Friday evening and throughout the day on Saturday.
A spokesman for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs the QMC and City Hospital, said: "We have seen a number of people coming in to accident and emergency with fractures.
"We do advise people to take care during the icy weather."
Drivers were also being warned to be aware of foggy conditions on the roads.
A motorist was taken to hospital after a crash on the A46 in Notts yesterday morning.
Notts Police were called after two vehicles collided on the road northbound near Syerston at around 7.10am.
Passers-by reported that a silver car was on its roof on a grass bank beside the road following the crash.
Police say the driver of one of the vehicles involved was taken to hospital. No further details about the driver or their condition have been released.
The road was blocked for a short time while debris was cleared.
This winter's snow fell earlier than last winter, when Notts had to wait until early February to see the first flakes.
Ten centimetres settled on that occasion, with the cold snap lasting for about ten days and temperatures falling as low as -7.
It led to travel chaos with Nottingham City Transport cancelling its buses after 8.30pm on Saturday, February 4.
Traffic also came to a standstill on many roads, with vehicles stuck or abandoned at the roadside. Trains on the Robin Hood line between Nottingham and Worksop were cancelled and East Midland Airport closed at 4.30pm.
