A portion of Highway 2 was closed Saturday afternoon due to hazardous driving conditions.
Around 2:00 pm Alberta 511 tweeted that the QEII between the intersection of Highway 27 and Highway 582 was closed. Motorists were advised not to travel in the area.
There was a second report that the QEII near Menaik Road, north of Ponoka, was closed due to a vehicle crash at 3pm Motorists in the area were also advised to find an alternative route.
Parts of the QE2 motorway near Olds were closed on Saturday afternoon due to adverse weather conditions. (Photo: Twitter)
RCMP issued a notice saying the stretch of highway between Airdrie and Leduc had extremely poor driving conditions, with a number of vehicles in the ditch.
Twitter user Sarah de Medeiros posted a photo of a truck driven into the ditch off Highway 2 around 2:15 p.m.
“Avoid this highway!” she posted on Twitter. “Dangerous driving conditions, poor visibility and multiple vehicles in the canal.”
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
