A "demanding" evening for flying to say the least. We went southbound into that area in the dark. Brum were struggling to de-ice their runway with an unreliable machine for the second time that day and were holding all inbound traffic. 37 kts of wind and very heavy snow meant we had to divert, having made one "interesting" night approach at our landing site. Strangely, only four miles further east the weather was gin clear.
Sorry to hear that someone came to grief.