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People have criticised the Met Office for not increasing their warning level in Cumbria as hundreds of motorists were left stranded on Saturday.<\/p>\n
It comes as a homeless man who used his car for shelter died as a cold snap hit the country and temperatures dropped to -10C.<\/p>\n
Police officers were captured on video, which was circulated on X, gathered around a black car in Beeston, Nottinghamshire.<\/p>\n
With an ambulance parked nearby, the man was removed from the frosted vehicle as firefighters cut him free.<\/p>\n
The Met Office had a number of warnings in place for “wintry showers” but some criticised their lack of warning as parts of the UK were hit with heavy snow.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> Major incident declared as ‘hundreds stranded’ and cars abandoned<\/strong><\/p>\n Taking to X, user @JoshSey23171598 questioned how the Met Office modelling got it so wrong.<\/p>\n He said: “I see locally the 1-3cm was wrong. Met Office put out low levels. And completely unacceptable for the snow event yesterday. 4-5cm in some parts of Cumbria and it wasn’t even picked up to be anywhere near that. The modelling still needs improvements.<\/p>\n “For snow lovers like myself, getting it wrong in the way of there being more snow than forecast is no problem \u2013 for people who like it or who are not driving. But it also can be very serious un-forcasted depths like that such as Cumbria. Modelling needs improvements.”<\/p>\n Footage showed children struggling through the snow after their parents were forced to abandon their car in Cumbria.<\/p>\n The family walked 4.4 miles from Ambleside to Windemere as emergency services rushed to the scene where numerous motorists were stranded.<\/p>\n A major incident was declared in Cumbria by police. In a statement, Cumbria Police said: “A major incident has been declared. Police are reiterating their message to the public that people should only travel where necessary today, particularly those considering travelling in the South Lakes and Millom areas. Due to the current and forecasted low temperatures, road conditions will remain challenging.”<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/153\/590x\/secondary\/snow-and-ice-uk-5096817.jpg?r=1701593830384\")
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