Collisions mar holidays

Rainy River District OPP and District Emergency Crews have been busy responding to motor vehicle collisions over the past 24 hours.
On December 28, 2011, at approximately 2:00 pm, officers were flagged down by a passing motorist in Emo reporting that a pick up truck had rolled over on the Off Lake Road approximately 7 kilometers north of Emo. When Treaty Three Police, OPP and emergency crews arrived on the scene, a male driver was found at the scene. He suffered serious injuries resulting in ambulance transporting him to LaVerendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Detachment officers and the Fort Frances OPP Crime Unit continue to investigate the crash.
On December 28, 2011 at approximately 9:30 pm, OPP, Ambulance and Watten Fire Department responded to the report of a collision between two snow machines in the Hopkins Bay area of Rainy Lake. One male was transported to LaVerendrye hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The cause of the crash is still under investigation by Rainy River District OPP.
Furthermore, on December 28, 2011 at approximately 10:30 pm, Rainy River District OPP and Watten Fire Department responded the report of an ambulance that had been involved in a single vehicle collision on Reef Point Road. The crew that had responded to the snow machine crash was enroute to hospital with one patient when the driver of the ambulance lost control due to extremely slippery road conditions. One crew member received minor injuries.
OPP want to make the public aware that roadways within the Rainy River District have very slippery sections. The secondary roads are particularly slippery. Weather has resulted in warming temperatures turning to freezing resulting in icy conditions. The snowfall we have received within the last 24 hours added to the slippery conditions. Please use caution when driving and be aware of the changing road conditions.