Battlefords area snowstorm sends vehicles spinning
Battlefords area drivers battled a nasty snowstorm Thursday afternoon which sent many vehicles spinning off the roadways.
Darren Ouellette, who was travelling on Highway 16 from Maidstone heading toward North Battleford at about 4 p.m., said traffic was backed up four miles east of Paynton because of the storm.
He said he saw many vehicles in the ditch, including semi tractor-trailers, as heavy snow and ice build up made driving conditions hazardous.
Ouellette said he hasn’t seen it this treacherous for driving since the time he was driving through the Kootenays in B.C.