Delays on Trans-Canada near Winnipeg after collision

A portion of the Trans-Canada highway east of St. Francis Xavier is blocked due to a jack-knifed semi.

Manitoba Highways said eastbound traffic is being stopped as crews work to move the truck.

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Sean Roe was driving in the area and described extremely icy conditions in a call to 680 CJOB.

“There was a car that slammed into the back of a semi. There were two cars that were in the ditch and it looks like there was another that spun out of control and hit another car,” Roe said.

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