LONDON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Parts of Europe remained in the grip of severe weather Wednesday, as heavy snow and numbing temperatures snarled travel plans on the ground and in the air.
Officials blamed icy conditions for causing a bus to crash along a country road in Cornwall, in southwest England, killing two women and injuring at least 40 other people, the BBC reported. Cornwall police said the bus hit sheet ice, slid off the road then flipped onto its side.
More than 90 deaths across Europe have been attributed to the freezing weather, the BBC said.
Icy conditions also were blamed for a Ryanair airplane sliding off the runway while taxiing at Prestwick Airport near Glasgow, Scotland, CNN said.
Wednesday was the sixth consecutive day travel was disrupted by the weather, officials said. Airports in Germany, Italy and Britain were reporting delays, and travelers were being advised to check with their airlines before heading to airports. Thousands of flights at airports across Europe were canceled, stranding travelers in advance of the Christmas holiday, several media outlets reported.
After three days of canceled services, Eurostar trains began running limited service to Brussels, Paris and London, The Times of London reported.
In Poland, police asked citizens to help the homeless and others they find lying on sidewalks as temperatures registered minus-20 degrees Celsius (minus-4 Fahrenheit) in some areas. Most of the 79 people who died in Poland were homeless people who froze to death, police told the BBC.
