Provincial police are warning drivers to avoid sections of Highway 11 in both directions in Orillia as they investigate a fatal multi-vehicle collision.

Whiteout conditions left people stranded for hours as emergency crews worked to clear the roads. CTV News Toronto’s Janice Golding has more on the chaos.

A multi-vehicle collision on Highway 11 in Orillia on Friday morning has closed the highway in both directions, OPP said. Orillia Fire said they were being helped by Oro Medonte Fire, Simcoe County Police, and OPP at the scene in the southbound lanes between Old Barrie Road and Coldwater Road.

A multi-vehicle crash in Orillia, Ont. has forced the closure of a part of Highway 11, as police work to remove the cars from the road.

Provincial police are warning drivers to avoid the section of Highway 11 between Coldwater Road and Line 15 in Orillia.