SARNIA, Ont. - A family en route to a beach vacation, truckers hauling loads, commuters and even a British hip-hop star unwittingly joined a 300-strong fraternity of snowbound motorists trapped in vehicles overnight as a fierce storm walloped southwestern Ontario 牛欄牌回收.
With everyone believed to have been rescued from snow-swept Highway 402 by late Tuesday afternoon, the massive cleanup of snow and abandoned vehicles could begin.
A final sweep to make sure no one was missed was completed Tuesday night, police said after checking the 200 tractor trailers and 124 cars trapped in the deep snow.
Police planned to patrol Highway 402 through the night and check nearby roadways on snow vehicles and all terrain vehicles to ensure that no one was been left behind.
"There are no reports of missing persons in the storm at this time," Sgt. David Rektor said Tuesday night牛欄牌問題奶粉.
So me 300 people were thought to be stranded when drifting snow and zero visibility forced police to close a 30-kilometre stretch of the highway east of Sarnia on Monday.
Motorists had no option but to hunker down in their vehicles. It was the only shelter available to guard against the bone-chilling night as they awaited help.
That aid came with the daylight, as military helicopters and buses were employed to take 237 people to safety. It was unclear how many others were rescued by farmers and snowmobilers.
"All their checks have revealed that no one has been missed, and they've rescued them," said Ontario Community Safety Minister Jim Bradley.
"It's still snowing — the last report I got — and officers were saying they could not see their hands in front of their faces last night. So we're glad we didn't lose anybody."
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