WINNIPEG – Multiple crashes were reported around Winnipeg on Tuesday morning as roads iced up after the temperature dropped following near-zero weather Monday.
Highways and city streets were wet and slushy after the temperature reached -1.9 C on Monday. Temperatures dropped overnight to -18 C by 9 a.m. and were expected to remain below -15 C throughout the day.
A person was trapped in a vehicle that rolled off Highway 100 near Highway 59 east of Plessis Road at 7 a.m., RCMP said. The man was freed and sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Crashes were also reported on St. Mary’s Road, Main Street at Seaforth Avenue across from Kildonan Park, Notre Dame Avenue at Balmoral Street and Moray Street at Portage Avenue.
The St. Mary’s Road crash was cleared before 8 a.m. but traffic was “crawling” from St. Anne’s Road to the Norwood Bridge, Global traffic reporter Justine Routhier reported from the Skyview 1 helicopter. Northbound Archibald Street was also slow, and a stalled vehicle on westbound Fermor Avenue at St. Anne’s Road was causing delays at 8 a.m., she said.
There were major delays on almost all inbound city routes due to difficult driving conditions, Routhier reported.
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“Slow down, drive with caution and increase your distance between other vehicles,” RCMP said in a news release about the Perimeter Highway crash.
RCMP reported slippery conditions on the North Perimeter Highway between Highway 6 and Highway 59 overnight and continuing into the morning.
Drivers reported slippery conditions across the city and rural areas and blowing snow affecting visibility in many areas.
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The provincial road report showed drifting and blowing snow, frost-covered areas and ice on much of the north Perimeter Highway and the Trans-Canada Highway. Highways were snow-covered north of the city and most highways in southwest and south-central Manitoba were reporting at least some snow, with visibility affected by blowing snow.
Current traffic conditions can be found on the Global Winnipeg traffic page.
Highway information can be found on the provincial road report.
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