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Crash knocks down light standard in St. James; slippery roads outside Winnipeg prompt school closures

A light standard down at St. Matthews and Empress Tuesday morning. Elisha Dacey/Global News

A two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning left a light standard down in a St. James intersection.

A black sedan and a white SUV collided at about 6:45 a.m. at the corner of Empress Street and St. Matthews Avenue, resulting in a light standard on the west side of the intersection being knocked over.

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Crews were on scene at 7 a.m. to clean up. No one was seriously injured.

A light standard down at St. Matthews and Empress Tuesday morning. Elisha Dacey/Global News

Outside the city, slippery conditions have lead to numerous calls for emergency responders to tend to people stuck in cars in the ditch.

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At least one school division has closed their schools due to hazardous road conditions.

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