As snow continued to fall in elements of Alberta on Thursday, driving continued to be treacherous in areas and the RCMP revealed that the province’s busiest freeway noticed no less than 52 collisions happen between Calgary and Edmonton a day earlier.
The RCMP disclosed the Freeway 2 crash numbers in a information launch issued simply earlier than 9:30 a.m. on Thursday and stated three of these crashes noticed individuals maintain accidents.
Calgary and different elements of southern Alberta remained below a snowfall warning on Thursday morning whereas extra snow additionally fell within the Edmonton space, prompting the RCMP to as soon as once more warning drivers about being cautious on the province’s roads.
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“With the snow persevering with to fall, RCMP count on poor driving circumstances to proceed,” police stated in a information launch issued simply earlier than 9:30 a.m. “For those who would not have to journey, please keep residence.
“For those who should journey, RCMP wish to advise motorists to make use of excessive warning, decelerate and keep an elevated distance between your self and different drivers.”
The RCMP additionally supplied a warning particularly for drivers within the Leduc space Thursday morning, noting officers “are at the moment responding to a number of motorized vehicle collisions” on space highways “as a result of low visibility, blowing snow and icy roads.”
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