'It's like a skating rink out here,' say Ontario Provincial Police after multiple highway crashes

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Police are urging drivers to dilatory down aft an eight-vehicle clang forced the closure of Highway 401 wherever it meets Highway 402 Wednesday morning.

8-vehicle clang has forced closure of portion of Highway 401 westbound astatine Highway 402 split

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· Posted: Mar 26, 2025 8:35 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago

A constabulary serviceman overlooks a road overpass.

Ontario Provincial Police responded to aggregate crashes and cars successful ditches Wednesday greeting arsenic crystal and snowfall covered highways, creating unsafe driving conditions.

"It's similar a skating rink retired here," said Sgt. Ed Sanchuk, lasting connected Highway 403 westbound, wherever it meets Highway 401. There, a jackknifed truck forced constabulary to unopen down the road arsenic they waited for debris to beryllium cleared.

<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OPP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OPP</a> dealing with aggregate crashes and jackknifed transport trucks connected <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hwy401?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Hwy401</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hwy403?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Hwy403</a>. Roadways are crystal covered. Please SLOW DOWN! When YOU <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SeeIceThinkTwice?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SeeIceThinkTwice</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WROPP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WROPP</a> ^es <a href="https://t.co/6cKZrJzGGh">pic.twitter.com/6cKZrJzGGh</a>

—@OPP_WR

"The roads are ice-covered and slick. If you're travelling, delight battalion an ample proviso of patience, support your ft disconnected the state pedal, and thrust for the roadworthy conditions."

An eight-vehicle clang forced Highway 401 westbound to adjacent wherever it splits with Highway 402, Sanchuk said. There were nary injuries.

"We person radical successful the ditch due to the fact that they're not driving for the conditions. We're doing our champion to get each this cleared up," helium said.

8 conveyance clang closes westbound lanes of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hwy401?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Hwy401</a> astatine <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hwy402?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Hwy402</a>. No injuries were reported. Roadways are slick and icy, and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OPP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OPP</a> urging ALL motorists to SLOW DOWN! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WROPP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WROPP</a> ^es <a href="https://t.co/00Dn2pte58">pic.twitter.com/00Dn2pte58</a>

—@OPP_WR

OPP besides closed the 402 successful some directions adjacent Sarnia on Wednesday greeting aft crashes involving tractor-trailers.

The westbound broadside was closed betwixt Indian Road and Christina Street. On the eastbound side, OPP closed the road betwixt Indian Road and Front Street.

Police said the road could beryllium closed until noon oregon later.

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