WINTER COMES CALLING
Yibei He walks to school through the snow on Wednesday in a down-filled parka she brought to Saskatoon from China. The first substantial snowfall of the season created havoc on local roads, with police reporting at least eight collisions and one fatality.
A fatal collision on the outskirts of Saskatoon and more than half a dozen collisions in the city followed the first substantial snowfall of the season.
A 28-year-old man from the Saskatoon area died after the crash around 8 a.m. on Highway 5, approximately 15 kilometres east of the city. RCMP said the driver of a westbound four-door sedan lost control of the vehicle, which then collided with an eastbound gravel truck. The lone occupant of the sedan was rushed to hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries. His name was not released.
The driver of the gravel truck was not injured.
According to police, eight collisions were reported in the city between 6 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.
No injuries were reported in any of the crashes, which varied from single- to multi-vehicle incidents and took place on main arteries, residential and side streets, police said in a news release.
According to Environment Canada, the forecast for Saskatoon through Saturday is cloudy with a chance of flurries each day, with the daily high hovering between -1 C and -4 C.
In Regina, city crews were out by 4 a.m. Wednesday to sand and salt streets. Between midnight and 11 a.m., a pedestrian was injured in one of 22 collisions, Regina police said.
Environment Canada’s Regina forecast through Saturday predicts cloudy skies with possibilities of flurries each day. The daily high is forecast between 0 C and -3 C.
Snow and ice covered many roadways across the province on Wednesday, including sections of Highway 7 from Saskatoon to Kindersley, Highway 11 north to Prince Albert and Highway 11 south to Kenaston and down to Regina.