At least 13 injured in highway pileup in East-Central Canada

OTTAWA. KAZINFORM - At least 13 people have been injured in a multiple-vehicle collision on a highway in the Canadian east-central province of Ontario, local media reported Monday, citing paramedics.

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Nine of those injured were taken to hospital, the CablePulse (CP) 24 television channel said.

The highway havoc was caused by a spring snowstorm and involved between 20 and 40 cars, according to York Regional Paramedic Services, Sputniknews.com reports.