Icy roads cause delays, fatal crash
Wet roads and freezing temperatures caused an icy mess on roads to the north of the city Friday morning.
The weather is being blamed for several crashes, including one that killed a woman in her 20s.
The two-vehicle collision happened in East Gwillimbury on Mount Albert Road Friday morning at 6:38 a.m.
Police say the woman was driving her sport utility vehicle west on Mount Albert, approaching Kennedy Road when she lost control of the vehicle. Her vehicle spun out onto the path of an eastbound truck. Both vehicles slid into the ditch upon impact.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police closed off the area to traffic, between McCowan and Kennedy roads, in order to investigate the circumstances of the crash.
The roads were reopened around 3 p.m.
OPP Sgt. Dave Woodford told CP24 that most of the accidents happened because the temperatures dropped quickly.
"We were seeing wet road conditions and then the temperatures dropped and it froze at around 8 a.m.," he said. "We were getting one call every two minutes."
Woodford asked motorists to slow down and drive to the immediate road conditions, specifically on highway on and off ramps.
"The highways in the city are wet," he said. "Be careful for packed ice. Between the lanes there is some build-up and people end up losing control when they are switching lanes."
A freezing rain warning is no longer in effect for northern York and Durham regions, Barrie, Peterborough and surrounding areas.
In Toronto, the roads were wet with rain Friday morning but the conditions were expected to change to wet snow by late morning. The snow was expected to let up by early afternoon.
A special weather statement was issued for the city, warning motorists of blustery conditions on Saturday.
Environment Canada is calling for snow in most of southern Ontario Saturday. Toronto could see between two and five centimetres of snow accumulate on the ground. In other parts of the GTA, there could be up to 10 centimetres of accumulation.
School bus cancellations
Friday's slippery weather caused some school boards to cancel its bus service for students.
School bus transportation north of Highway 7 has been cancelled in Durham region for both the DCDSB and the DDSB.
Buses in Dufferin County and Caledon are cancelled today due to road and weather conditions.
All buses to schools in Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton have also been cancelled.
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