Drivers told to stay off highways as blizzard leads to crashes across southern Manitoba, massive Fermor pileup
An emergency alert urged drivers to stay off highways Friday, as a fierce winter storm reduced visibility to near zero in many areas and led to crashes, including pileups, in southern Manitoba.
Drivers told to stay off southern Manitoba highways as blizzard leads to pileups
At least 30 collisions were reported in southern Manitoba highways, according to RCMP, and dozens of highways were closed as of noon, including the Trans-Canada from Winnipeg to Brandon. A dozen cars were also piled up in a crash on the south Perimeter Highway in Winnipeg.
Storm leads to mass collisions on Manitoba highways
Manitoba’s Emergency Management Organization issued its first alert for hazardous road conditions after a blizzard slammed the southern part of the province and caused pileups on highways on Friday.
Collisions, highway closures as blizzard slams Manitoba
You may want to delay any travel plans, a meteorologist says, especially if those plans involve highway driving.
Blizzard forces road closures and causes more than 30 crashes in southern Manitoba
A blast of winter weather is pummeling parts of the prairies.Blizzard conditions are prompting warnings and advisories, while forcing road closures and causing crashes.
Snowstorm leads to highway closures in southern Manitoba
The Manitoba government is urging drivers to avoid all roadways in southern Manitoba as storm conditions have made visibility near zero in certain areas.
Blizzard will roll through southern Manitoba
A blizzard will whip up in southern Manitoba as strong northwesterly winds will reduce visibility for across the region. Details with Meteorologist Dylan Kikuta.
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