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OPP say they responded to 162 collisions in a snowy 26 hours

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Collisions cripple southwestern Ontario Heavy and blowing snow on Thursday had OPP extremely busy responding to collisions.

Extreme weather has created treacherous driving conditions over the past 48 hours.

According to OPP West Region, between 7:00 a.m. Thursday and 9:00 a.m. Friday they responded to 162 collisions.

Police posted images of a serious pileup near Putnam Road which shuttered the 401 for several hours.

They say one person had serious but non-life threatening injuries.

The westbound lanes were closed for more than 7-hours while crews cleaned up the wreckage.