A pileup involving roughly 200 vehicles killed two people and injured dozens of others on Autoroute 15 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada on Wednesday. According to the CETAM ambulance service, about 100 people were taken to three local hospitals, CNN reported. Sudden whiteout conditions with blowing snow severely limited visibility in the area likely caused the major chain reaction, Quebec's Transport Minister François Bonnardel said at a news conference.
Bonnardel also later added that the area of Highway 15 where the massive pileup happened wasn't particularly prone to accidents.
“The pileup was likely the result of a snow squall that moved through between 7 and 9 a.m. [Wednesday] morning. Similar to a squall line in the summertime, winds can pick up quite dramatically and snow can fall heavily in a short period of time,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Brett Rossio said.......
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Poster Comment:
Actually makes me feel sorry for those liberals. Can't get that video to work -- this one does but doesn't show much -- it simply won't link for me:
http://weather.com/news/news/2020-02-19-montreal-pileup-cars-injuries-weather- snow-wind