The arctic air of a winter storm system it engulfed much of the coast and caused power outages, hampering vacation travel with heavy snowfall, blizzards, and dangerously cold temperatures. But not only that, it has also been the cause of various accidents throughout the United States, and it is expected to continue like this for a while.
Winter storm causes massive crash in Ohio
According to what was reported by WTOL, on Friday afternoon, December 23, the Ohio Turnpike was closed both east and west between exits 91 and 118.
Authorities told WTVG that the first accidents were reported around 11:45 am, with the massive collision beginning shortly thereafter at around 12:30 pm So far four deaths have been confirmed from the accident.
Ohio State Highway Patrol officials told WEWS that about 50 vehicles were involved in the accidents, which occurred in the eastbound lanes of I-80. The authorities stated that blackout conditions were the causes of the accidents.
“This will go on for a while”, an OSHP spokesperson told WTVG. And he added that: “There are many soldiers and first responders working on this.”
It is worth mentioning that a video posted through social networks by a driver shows dozens of vehicles, including trucks and semi-trucks, with a truck wedged on top of other cars.
@WTOL11Toledo this is what it looks like on the turnpike in Erie county right now! Stay safe out there! pic.twitter.com/rj7IDMskw8
— Bryce VanDoren (@PugsPhD) December 23, 2022
INCIDENT TYPE: Mutual Aid Request – Sandusky County Sheriff
INCIDENT DETAILS:
(December 23, 2022): TFRD extrication resources are assisting in Sandusky Co with a multiple vehicle accident on the Ohio Turnpike near mile post 118. #toledofire #mutalaid pic.twitter.com/Cou4WafNL8— Toledo Fire & Rescue (@ToledoFire) December 23, 2022
Winter Storm System
It bears mentioning that this is the same system that has already been blamed for several deaths and wreaked havoc on vacation travel plans. More than 5,000 US flights canceled at 6 p.m. Friday, according to the FlightAware flight tracking website.
State officials reported numerous deaths from vehicle accidents that authorities have linked to winter weather: four deaths in a mass crash on the Ohio Turnpike; a Missouri driver who died after skidding into a creek, and three others were killed Wednesday in separate crashes in northern Kansas.
Cities across the South, including Nashville, recorded temperatures as low as minus 1 degrees early Friday, the lowest Music City has seen in nearly 27 years.
Nearly 150 million people in the US face dangerous icy windsaccording to data from the weather service that tracks wind chill advisories and advisories.
“More than 200 million people, or approximately 60% of the US population, are under some type of winter weather warning or advisory across the US today,” the weather service said in hours of the morning. Friday morning.