Calgary Crashes: Freezing Drizzle, Fog Cause Chaos

0:00It's April 6th. From your city to your ears, this is Canada News today, powered by AI. Calvary woke up to chaos on the roads this morning, with two major crashes amid freezing drizzle and fog warnings. Around 6.40 a.m., a single vehicle rolled off an overpass on Crouchow Trail near 16th Avenue sending two people to the hospital with. Serious injuries. Meanwhile, police handled a four-car pile-up at 85th Street and 144th Avenue, where five folks got non-life threatening. Injuries. That stretch of 144th Avenue is shut down both ways between 85th and Sarcy Trail, causing big delays. Drivers are feeling the hit hard, with traffic backing up and folks urged to slow down on those slick surfaces. The weather's cutting visibility to under 1 kilometer, turning roads into ice traps that are tough to spot. Drivers are digging into what caused the rollover, but officials point to the nasty conditions as a key factor.

1:00Environment Canada says the warning should lift by late morning, yet more incidents popped up outside the city too. Stay sharp out there. Calvary bundled up, ease off the gas, and will keep eyes on these slippery streets as things clear.