The icy road conditions led to a couple of accidents outside of Estevan on Tuesday.
At approximately 9 a.m., officers responded to a traffic incident on Highway 47 north of Benson.
A light rainfall with below zero temperatures caused a sudden onset of extremely icy road conditions, which caused a semi to slide off the highway into the ditch and another semi to partially block the highway. A service truck also entered the ditch.
There were no injuries.
The highway was closed for a short time until the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure, assisted by the RCMP, were able to open the highway.
Shortly after opening Highway 47, the RCMP responded to a collision of three semi-trailer units on Highway 39 at the 703 Junction. EMS attended the scene and treated and released one of the drivers, who sustained minor injuries.
The Estevan Police Service and North Portal Fire also responded to the scene.
Highway 39 was closed until a tow truck removed one of the damaged semis. Icy road conditions were to blame for the collision.
No charges were laid.
The RCMP would like to thank motorists for their patience during these highway closures and remind motorists to drive according to road conditions.
The freezing rain struck forced the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure to issue travel not recommended advisories for much of southeast Saskatchewan on Tuesday morning. Those advisories were gradually lifted late in the morning.
Also, Environment Canada issued special weather statements for both its Estevan and Carlyle regions on Tuesday morning due to the freezing rain.
