Freezing rain to blame for Friday morning accidents in southeastern Manitoba: RCMP

RCMP were busy Friday morning after snow and freezing rain caused slick road conditions in southeastern Manitoba

Between 3:45 a.m. and 9 a.m., officers responded to five incidents, including a vehicle in the ditch in the RM of Morris, a minivan that slid off the Trans-Canada Highway into the ditch near Lorette, a semi-truck jackknifed on Highway 75 and three semis that slid off the road or jackknifed on Highway 75 north of Morris.

No one was hurt, RCMP said in an email.

Mounties also responded to a vehicle that went into the ditch on the north Perimeter Highway around 9 a.m., resulting in what appears to be minor injuries to the driver.

Environment Canada issued freezing rain warnings for the area but lifted them by late morning.