School buses slide off roads as latest storm brings slippery conditions, power outages to Nova Scotia
Another high-wind weather system started making its way across Nova Scotia early Wednesday morning, bringing snow, rain and freezing rain, and resulting in power outages and vehicle crashes.
The snow started falling in the mainland at about 5 a.m., and by 10 a.m. freezing rain was beginning to mix in with it in some areas.
An hour later, as the temperatures rose, the precipitation turned to rain as the winds increased. Gusts of 90 to 100 km/h were forecast.
By 5 p.m., Nova Scotia Power was reporting 107 outages affecting 6,900 customers.
There were no immediate reports of serious collisions, although a school bus slid off the road on Brigleys Road in Queensland earlier in the morning. RCMP spokesman Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay said there were about a dozen students on the bus but no injuries.
Halifax Regional Police briefly closed Pleasant Street near Atlantic Street at about 10 a.m. for a short time after power lines were downed during the storm.
Another bus stuck a guardrail on Highway 107 just before 9 a.m. in East Chezzetcook. There were about 20 children on that bus, but no injuries.
Tremblay said the roads were slippery at time.
