SWIFT CURRENT — The TransCanada either side of Swift Current has now re-opened, after being closed due to ice, according to the Saskatchewan Highway Hotline.
Highway 4, north and south of Swift Current, has reopened, but Highway 21 from Leader to Maple Creek is still closed as well as Highways 321 and 371 from Liebenthal and Fox Valley, respectively, to the Alberta border.
Most highways in the southwest, including parts of the TransCanada, are not recommended for travel due to swirling snow, loose snow and icy or slippery sections. In many areas, visibility is reduced.
Saskatchewan RCMP say that from noon on Dec. 27 to 11 a.m. on Dec. 28, Saskatchewan RCMP’s Operational Communication Centre received 59 reports of motor vehicle collisions and 37 non-collision weather-related reports, such as traffic hazards and vehicles in the ditch.
This includes a jack-knifed semi and trailer east of Kindersley, resulting in the closure of Highway.
It also includes a collision on Highway 1, near Beverley, on Dec. 27 at approximately 7:05 p.m. in which a tow truck operator was hooking up a stuck semi at the side of the road when a second semi collided with the tow truck/stuck semi. Three people were taken to hospital: a passenger in the stuck semi with injuries described as serious but non-life-threatening; the tow truck operator with injuries described as non-life-threatening; and the driver of the stuck semi, as a precaution.
If you are heading out anywhere in Saskatchewan, check the Highway Hotline.
