OPP respond to hundreds of crashes during Thursday’s snowstorm

The Ontario Provincial Police were very busy across the region with hundreds of crashes and calls for service during Thursday’s snowstorm.

Officers in the Greater Toronto Area responded to around 400 collisions and calls for service as of around 2:30 a.m. Friday.

Of those, 260 were crashes that police investigated and 150 were calls for help getting out of a ditch or snowbank.

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Over 400 collisions and calls for service in the GTGA in the past 24 hour. Please stay off the roads if you can to allow the plows to complete their clearing operations. ^ks pic.twitter.com/k3bnpCiOrO

— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) January 16, 2026

OPP in the west region responded to 217 crashes.

217 crashes, YES that’s correct. #OPP officers in West Region have been extremely busy with this latest blast of snow and ice. A BIG thank you to all dispatchers call takers, first responders, tow truck and snowplow operators. Please drive safely. #WROPP ^es pic.twitter.com/TV8QINtZ2V

— OPP West Region (@OPP_WR) January 15, 2026

Authorities are reminding people to drive carefully and slowly as not all roads have been cleared yet and they may still be slippery.

Snow is expected to continue to fall on Friday. Environment Canada is saying Hamilton is expected to get about two more centimetres.

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