© Licensed to London News Pictures . 24/03/2013 . Burnley , UK . A JCB operator works to scoop and plough through a large snow drift to clear Halifax Road . The operator is working an 18 hour shift . Snowdrifts are making roads impassable around Burnley overnight (23rd/24th March) as high winds blow snow across roads . Plummeting temperatures and treacherous conditions are reported to have taken the life of a man named locally as Gary Windle . Lancashire Police reported finding a 27 year old man dead in deep snow yesterday (23rd March) afternoon . Photo credit : Joel Goodman/LNP