It's so icy in Nova Scotia even salt trucks are sliding over
Friday, February 8, 2019, 1:14 PM - Driving conditions were so treacherous in Nova Scotia on Friday morning that even the salt trucks were slipping off the roads.
At 9:30 a.m., a Trenton public works salt truck slid down a sloped, icy street and tipped over onto Main Street, spilling a large amount of salt into the intersection.
New Glasgow Police spokesperson Const. Ken MacDonald said the 59-year-old driver was not injured, and the road will be closed for a few hours between High Street and Forge Street while the truck is towed and the salt is removed.
MacDonald acknowledged the irony. "No question about it," he said.
A salt truck tipped over at a main thoroughfare in Trenton, N.S., on Friday morning. Credit: New Glasgow Police
A second salt truck slid off Highway 2 into the ditch near Great Village around 8 a.m.
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A salt truck with a plow slid off the road and into the ditch on Friday morning near Great Village, N.S. Credit: Lisa George
Freezing rain covered much of the province in ice on Friday morning, causing traffic tie-ups, fender benders and school closures. The precipitation changed to rain mid-morning, but the temperature is expected to plummet again this evening.
This article was originally published by CBC News.
