Ottawa received 15 cm of snow from a spring snowstorm that has moved through the region.
The snow began to taper off on Thursday afternoon, after the biggest snowstorm in two months created slippery driving conditions in Ottawa, and left thousands of customers without power across eastern Ontario and western Quebec.Ottawa police reported over 50 collisions so far today, including a double-decker OC Transpo bus sliding off the road on Frank Kenny Road. The bus driver was assessed at the scene.
"Our crews are out there. Roads are mostly slushy, with some snow-covered turn lanes," Bryden Denyes, area manager of Ottawa roads, told CTV Morning Live on Thursday. "We’ve been doing 30 to 40 cars a day. Almost all of those have been for new tires or tire changeovers.""It was heavier in some spots; the roads are wet, but no snow on them at all," Bogan said.Crash involving a school busThe collision happened on Chemin de la Montagne at approximately 8:15 a.m.
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