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Multiple crashes on slippery stretch of Idylwyld Drive freeway

A second single-vehicle collision took place on the stretch of the Idylwyld Drive freeway on Sunday. Phil Bollman / Global News

Emergency crews are currently at the scene of a second single-vehicle collision to occur at the same stretch of the Idylwyld Drive freeway on Sunday.

A truck, being driven by a 32-year-old woman, collided with the guardrail on the 8th Street overpass.

Saskatoon police said the road surface is slippery due to cold weather.

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Southbound traffic is restricted while the crash scene is cleaned up.

The second collision at this location happened shortly before 7:30 a.m. CT on Sunday. Police said failure to drive according to slippery conditions appears to have been the cause of the crash.

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Police were called to a crash on the Idylwyld Drive freeway on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. Phil Bollman / Global News

Another crash occurred at around 2 p.m. on Saturday at the same spot.

No injuries have been reported.

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