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The snowstorm caused commuter chaos in Toronto and the surrounding suburbs. 
Ben Delcid, 3, left, takes a break from gathering snow as Nick Prus, 6, foreground, Alek Prus, 8, center, and Alex Delcid, 7, right, work together in shaping a snow fort in Troy, Ohio. (AP / Troy Daily News) |
Updated Fri. Dec. 16 2005 8:23 AM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
A nasty winter storm blew into the Greater Toronto Area on Thursday, which created dangerous road conditions blamed for three deaths.
Two people died on Mavis road, just south of Eglinton, after the car they were travelling in flipped over and hit a pole, the Toronto Star reported this morning.
Another person died in a crash with a transport truck late last night near Burlington on Hwy. 6.
The storm dumped about 25 centimetres over parts of the Niagara peninsula, according to Environment Canada.
In the GTA, snow amounts varied greatly, with Toronto's Pearson International Airport reporting 8 centimetres, and Buttonville airport in Markham reporting 14 centimetres, said Environment Canada.
And while Toronto was spared the full force of the storm, police were reporting hundreds of accidents -- from serious to more minor fender benders -- outside the city due to bad weather conditions.
Most of the accidents happened on Hwys. 401, 407 and 410, Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Steve Cartwright told the Star.
As of 6:39 a.m. ET, Environment Canada was predicting a 60 per cent chance of flurries, with a temperature near zero, for Toronto.
The winter storm is now moving toward Ottawa, and is expected to hit Quebec and Atlantic Canada Friday.
In the U.S., a blast of freezing rain across Georgia and the Carolinas on Thursday knocked out power to about 450,000 customers, and is being blamed for at least one death.
A man died when a tree weighed down with ice crashed into his home.
