Snow that fell in the Winnipeg area on Wednesday created slushy roads in the city and extremely slippery conditions on highways.

Numerous accidents were reported by the RCMP, including one that involved an RCMP vehicle struck by two cars, another that involved a school bus, and several more.

A car collided with a school bus on Highway 210, about two kilometres east of St. Adolph on Thursday. There were six children reported to be on the bus at the time but no injuries were reported. A car collided with a school bus on Highway 210, about two kilometres east of St. Adolph on Thursday. There were six children reported to be on the bus at the time but no injuries were reported. (RCMP)

No one suffered any major injuries in any of the collisions.

CBC News traffic reporter Trevor Dineen reported slick roads north of Winnipeg on Highways 7 and 8, with several vehicles in ditches.

"I've been getting a lot of calls all morning long with the Trans Canada out by Lorette being so slick, barely any traction," he said.

"[There are] a lot of cars in ditches on Highways 7 and 8 near Lockport and Gimli," he said.

Highways outside Winnipeg were extremely slippery, such as this stretch on Highway 8 in West St. Paul.Highways outside Winnipeg were extremely slippery, such as this stretch on Highway 8 in West St. Paul. (Neil Carleton/CBC)

"There's also blowing snow and swirling snow happening around the Dugald area and then snowpacked conditions as well down near Morris."

Tim Blazanovic, spokesperson for Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation, said it's a mixed bag out there.

"Some areas are experiencing everything from partially snow covered through slush and ice, so it's a little mixture of everything," he said.

"It's kind of hit and miss throughout the province because of the way the snowfall was. It was very sporadic."

Sanding and salting crews are out working to improve the conditions.

Highway crashes

  • At about 6:30 a.m., Virden RCMP responded to a two vehicle collision on Highway 83 just south of the Trans-Canada Highway. A pickup truck pulling a horse trailer was in a side-to-side collision with another pickup truck. There were no serious injuries reported.
  • At about 8:15 a.m., Selkirk RCMP were dispatched to the scene of a single vehicle rollover collision on Highway 59, about three kilometres north of Highway 44. A southbound vehicle lost control and rolled over at least once. The woman who was driving and an adult male passenger were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
  • At 8 a.m., a member from the Beausejour RCMP detachment was at the scene of a vehicle in the ditch when the police vehicle was struck from behind. The officer was getting back into his police vehicle when it was struck from behind by an eastbound vehicle and subsequently by a second vehicle. The police vehicle was parked on the shoulder of the eastbound lanes with its emergency equipment activated at the time of the collision. The police officer was transported to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Police continue to investigate.
  • At 8:30 a.m., St Pierre Jolys RCMP were dispatched to the scene of a two-vehicle collision involving a school bus on Highway 210, about two kilometres east of St Adolph. The bus was stopped with its lights flashing and stop sign activated when it was struck from behind by a car with a lone occupant. There were six children reported to be on the bus at the time, and two were about to board the bus. The driver of the car has been charged under the Highway Traffic Act. No injuries were reported.
  • At about 10:30 a.m., a semi collided with a passenger van at the intersection of Highway 101 and Inkster Boulevard. There were two people in the van and both were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

SOURCE: RCMP