Luxembourg's police force were called out to a number of incidents due to Thursday's wintry weather causing havoc across the country.
113 recorded more than 60 calls in 12 hours by midday on Thursday, due to sliding vehicles, buses or lorries getting stuck uphill, or other chaotic scenes on Luxembourg's roads.
However, police had not increased the number of call handlers at the emergency centre, nor laid on extra staff in the field, because Wednesday's red alert was reduced to an orange and yellow alert by national weather office Meteolux.
Director of police operations Thierry Fehr issued advice to motorists during the snowy conditions, saying "even if the speed limit is 70 km/h, it doesn't mean you have to drive at that speed." He said motorists should exercise caution and adapt their speed to the road and weather conditions.
Fehr also emphasised the importance of winter tyres with a deep tread. Any vehicles found to be travelling under the current wintry conditions without winter tyres could be fined by police.
