More than 140 collisions reported by Calgary police Saturday as snow blankets city
22 collisions were considered hit-and-runs, 19 involved injuries: police
Calgary police say there were more than 140 collisions across the city Saturday, as recent snowfall created hazardous driving conditions.
Those numbers, reported from midnight to 4:30 p.m., include 101 non-injury collisions, 22 non-injury hit-and-runs and 19 collisions involving injuries. Police said those injuries, some of which involved pedestrians, were all minor in nature.
The snowfall began Friday night and continued into the following day.
"Even a small skiff of snow, like what we've experienced in the last 24 hours, significantly changes driving conditions," Calgary Police Service Staff Sgt. John Guigon said. "And as such, we need to change the way we drive.
"Otherwise, we end up having accidents at the rate we did today."
Saturday's snowfall is expected to end later in the evening, totalling about two centimetres of snow, according to Environment Canada.
Snowfall in Calgary is not expected Sunday, with Environment Canada forecasting sunny weather for most of the day accompanied by a high of -2 C and wind chill of -25 C in the morning.