A fog advisory was issued for parts of central and northern Alberta on Tuesday morning, with the RCMP warning that the weather was creating dangerous driving conditions.
“Dense fog is causing zero visibility in some areas,” Environment Canada said on its website Tuesday. “These patches of fog will clear all day today.”
“Travel is expected to be hazardous due to low visibility at some places.”
Shortly after 10:30 a.m., the weather agency issued a fog advisory for Edmonton and the surrounding area.
Environment Canada warned that even after the fog cleared in parts of the province, it could reappear on Tuesday night.
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Just before 8:30 a.m., RCMP issued a news release saying a multi-vehicle collision had occurred on Highway 22 near Township Road 502 just north of Drayton Valley.
“Traffic is affected in both the directions,” police said.
“Responding officers are reporting thick fog and snow.”
At 10:30 a.m., the RCMP told Global News that the Highway 22 accident involved two semi-trucks and at least one person had serious injuries.
A view of fog over the Drayton Valley Bridge on Highway 22 on the morning of January 10, 2023.
Credit: https://511.alberta.ca/
Shortly after 9 a.m., the Three Hills RCMP issued a news release advising of poor driving conditions in that area.
“Due to dense fog, visibility has been affected,” police said.
Officers from the Three Hills RCMP detachment were also called to a collision on Highway 21 north of Trochu. Police did not say how many vehicles were involved or if anyone was injured.
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