5 vehicles crash on icy Saskatoon bridge
CBC News
Posted: Jan 21, 2013 11:10 AM CST
Last Updated: Jan 21, 2013 11:04 AM CST
This car was among five vehicle's that crashed on the University Bridge on Monday. (CBC)
There was chaos in the eastbound lanes of Saskatoon's University Bridge Monday morning when five vehicles crashed.
The chain of collisions happened just before 8 a.m. CST when one car lost control and collided with oncoming traffic.
Road conditions were extremely icy at the time, according to Saskatoon police. The temperature was around -30C.
Five people were taken to hospital by MD Ambulance for what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
The car hit an Access Transit van, which was carrying passengers with disabilities, head-on.
The car's driver and a passenger in the van were taken to hospital with unknown injuries.
The accident backed up traffic through the downtown, but by 10, traffic was returning to normal in downtown Saskatoon.
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