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As the blizzard continues to sweep through the province, Ontario Provincial Police officials say they have responded to nearly 200 crashes on highways in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area.
Officials also said that around 125 vehicles fell into the ditch. He said most of the clashes took place after snowfall started in the area. Snowfall warnings remain in place for southern Ontario.
While filming while standing on the side of Highway 401 near Highway 400 Thursday morning A video for social mediaOPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt showed a collision of two vehicles and said it was an example of vehicles “running into each other while hitting the walls” and colliding.
“Be careful out there. Proceed as per the circumstances and the conditions are dire right now. We just need everyone to do their part,” he said.
“We are responding as quickly as we can. Traffic volume is much lower than a normal day, but we still have a lot of volume.”
Schmidt suggested that anyone stuck in the snow should temporarily disable the vehicle’s traction control in order to proceed. He also urged people to slow down and concentrate on walking on the roads.
“If you don’t need to be on the streets, it’s a good day to relax and not be there,” he said.
“The solutions are there. Give them room to do their work.”
A review of Ontario Ministry of Transportation cameras at lunchtime Thursday showed traffic volumes were lower than normal, while some lanes on corridors such as Highway 400 were still covered with snow.
due to storm in toronto Don Valley Parkway partially closed.
There were also closures throughout the area, such as the Highway 403 off-ramp to Highway 6 at the Hamilton-Burlington border.
Meanwhile, for anyone taking GO Transit to make their way across the region, the agency reported some operational issues Thursday afternoon. were there Weather- and mechanical-related delays GO Transit was reported on the Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West and Stouffville train lines.
For the latest 680 NewsRadio Toronto traffic reports, Click here. Ontario 511 Also provides updated mapping of collisions and other issues affecting provincial highways.
Nearly 200 collisions occurred and 125 vehicles became stuck in snowbanks or ditches. #GTHA In the last 24 hours. in most of them #on the storm
Stay home if you can. Wait for the weather to improve before going out. ^K.S pic.twitter.com/RGsLZUhTkj– OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) 15 January 2026
