Snow causes collisions near Ingersoll, OPP urges drivers to slow down

TORONTO – Provincial police say there have been a number of collisions on Highway 401 near Ingersoll this morning as snow caused poor visibility.

Police say there has been zero visibility and whiteout conditions in the area and drivers are being urged to slow down.

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Environment Canada issued a special weather statement this morning for Huron-Perth, Mount Forest-Arthur-Northern Wellington County, Dufferin-Innisfil, Grey-Bruce and Barrie-Orillia-Midland.

The agency says those areas will get some lake effect snow from a system that has developed over Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.

Because the ground temperature is still warm, snow accumulations in most areas are only expected to be in the two-to-five centimetre range.

However, there could be five to 10 centimetres in the Barrie area. (CKGL, The Canadian Press)