Up to 100 vehicles part of multiple collisions as Ontario whipped by winter storm

Dec 23 2022, 7:11 pm

Up to 100 vehicles are said to be involved in numerous collisions on a stretch of highway in Ontario that is being pummeled by a winter storm Friday.

Multiple collisions have been reported across the GTA, with highway closures in southwestern Ontario on Highway 401 and 402 due to collisions. 

“Please, if you don’t need to be on the roads stay home, wait until this system passes. Let the plows and salters do their job. The best place is off the highway,” OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said in a video posted on Twitter.

“Today is going to be a tough day for a lot of drivers,” Schmidt added. “Roads might be wet in one area and then completely icy and snow-covered in another.”

Videos from across Ontario show whiteout conditions with snow falling and high winds.

Much of the country is being walloped by wicked winter storms on Friday, with flight cancellations galore for major transportation hubs in Vancouver and Toronto.

Environment and Climate Change Canada has also issued a string of weather warnings for every single province in Canada on Friday, varying from extreme cold warnings, snowfall warnings, and freezing rain warnings to wind warnings, storm surge warnings, and rainfall warnings.

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