Hwy 401 reopens after intense snow squalls, 100-car pile-up

Hwy 401 reopens after intense snow squalls, 100-car pile-up

Collisions as Ontario snow squalls fire up once more


Staff Writers
Sunday, January 8, 2017, 1:30 PM - All lanes are now open on Ontario's Highway 401 -- one of the busiest in the world -- after up to 100 vehicles were involved in a collision on Saturday.

Intensifying snow squalls sent visibility plunging along highways in southern Ontario, contributing to numerous accidents region-wide. Most wide-scale, however, was an accident that prompted parts of Highway 401 near Bowmanville to be closed for 9 hours, involving roughly 100 cars.

Several people were sent to hospital, all with minor injuries, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said in a media release.

The collisions left numerous travellers essentially stranded on one of the largest highways in the country, with police urging people to take alternative routes.


Multiple accidents on 401 east and westbound between Newcastle and Bowmanville. Hwy closed in several spots. CEFS advises avoid area
2:07 PM - 7 Jan 2017

"Officers responded to multiple motor vehicle collisions that involved approximately 100 vehicles, including a jack-knifed and rolled-over tractor trailer," the OPP's statement read.

Parts of southern Ontario remain under a snow squall warning Tuesday, with additional amounts of 10 to 15 cm possible before the squalls weaken during the afternoon.

Squalls are expected to remain west of Barrie Sunday.


Cold air has settled over southern Ontario, with some communities even issuing extreme cold alerts. Saturday evening and overnight, an Arctic front is set to move through the region, increasing chance of a few more bursts of snow with reduced visibilities.

Grinter says more Sunday squalls from the northwest are possible, with weak flurries on Monday delivering a couple of centimetres in central and eastern Ontario.

And looking ahead, forecasters continue to monitor the early-midweek in southern Ontario, with a potentially impactful system approaching from the U.S.

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