Latest weather mess turns commuting into a nightmare

January 29, 2014 at 9:55 am

Highway 401 is closed at Napanee because of a multi-vehicle pileup. Photo: Ontario Provincial Police, East Region.
Snowbanks are reaching impressive heights in Belleville. Photo by Suzanne Coolen
BELLEVILLE – Students at Loyalist College walk to the Kente Building from the parking lot Wednesday morning through the snow and cold weather. Photo by Mandy Larade, Loyalist Photojournalism
BELLEVILLE – Police, firefighters, ambulance, and a Union Gas service truck block Pearl Street after a gas leak was reported in a home Tuesday evening. Photo by Jordan Puetz, Loyalist Photojournalism

By Shelby Wye

BELLEVILLE – The westbound lanes of Highway 401 between Belleville and Napanee were temporarily opened after being closed earlier due a weather-related pileup, but are now closed again due to a truck-trailer accident. Buses have been sent out to retrieve stranded motorists.

About 20 cars were involved in the pileup, and six people have been taken to hospital, according to the Weather Channel’s website.

In the latest day of nightmare weather for the region, school buses were cancelled in Belleville, Trenton and Prince Edward County. Schools in the County closed their doors.

Belleville Police are advising everyone to stay off the road, and for those who are currently out there, to be careful and watch for detours.

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