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Weather to blame for 30-40 vehicles in the ditch west of Calgary: RCMP

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WATCH ABOVE: A pre-Christmas snowfall caused traffic issues around Calgary Friday, as most people were headed to holiday destinations. Global’s Gary Bobrovitz reports. – Dec 23, 2016

RCMP issued a winter driving warning Friday afternoon after two multi-vehicle collisions west of Calgary.

In a news release Friday, RCMP said they were called to a scene on Highway 1 near Scott Lake Hill around 12:40 p.m., after 30 to 40 vehicles went into the ditch.

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Roads in that area were icy at the time with near zero visibility.

Dani Lantela / Global Calgary

RCMP recommended motorists avoid all non-essential travel on Highway 1 until conditions improve.

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Another crash earlier Friday affected travel on Highway 1A. It happened in the eastbound lanes of Highway 1A at Bearspaw Road around 11:40 a.m., and at one point eastbound traffic was reduced to one lane while crews worked to clear the scene.

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