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Montreal transit buses, cars, trucks slam into each other in winter weather

Click to play video: 'Dramatic multi-car pile-up in Montreal'
Dramatic multi-car pile-up in Montreal
WATCH ABOVE: Two transit buses, a police car, a snow plough and several cars smashed into each other on Beaver Hall Hill in downtown Montreal, seemingly unable to navigate the wintry weather. Global's Billy Shields reports – Dec 5, 2016

A video being shared widely on Facebook captured a chaotic scene in Montreal Monday morning.

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Two transit buses, a police car, a snow plough and several cars spun out and smashed into each other, seemingly unable to navigate the wintry weather.

It all started when a Société de transport de Montréal (STM) bus slid into four cars on Beaver Hall Hill – notoriously a steep street, just above de la Gauchetière Street.

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A video posted to Facebook by Willem Shepherd shows a Téo taxi narrowly missing the bus, sliding perpendicular into potential oncoming traffic.

“Crazy morning outside the office,” Shepherd wrote on the video, which has been shared over 51,000 times.

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The video continues when a truck hits the back of the bus before being sandwiched by a second bus.

WATCH BELOW: Video captures chaotic scene showing Montreal transit buses, a police car, a snow plow and several cars involved in pile-up.
Click to play video: 'Montreal transit buses, cars, trucks slam into each other in winter weather pileup'
Montreal transit buses, cars, trucks slam into each other in winter weather pileup

Not long after, a police car, lights flashing starts to slide down the steep hill, spins around and hits the bus.

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A snow removal truck then crashes into the police car.

According to Montreal police spokesperson Raphael Bergeron, there were no injuries.

rachel.lau@globalnews.ca

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