MTO will review winter maintenance after built-up snow ‘launched’ 2 vehicles over flyover ramp, killing woman
交通部将审查冬季维护工作，此前积雪“弹射”两辆车飞越立交匝道，致一名女性死亡
As investigation continues, OPP will look at whether mechanical or driver error were contributing factors
随着调查继续，安大略省警察局将调查机械故障或驾驶员失误是否为事故诱因
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation says its reviewing its winter maintenance operations at the time of a fatal accident Monday morning, where 38-year-old woman’s vehicle was “launched” over a snowbank on the Highway 7 flyover ramp in Kitchener and fell onto the highway below.
安大略省交通部表示，正在审查周一上午发生致命事故时的冬季维护工作。当时，一名 38 岁女性的车辆在基奇纳市 7 号高速公路立交匝道上被积雪“抛起”，坠落到下方的高速公路上。
It was one of two accidents Monday morning where drivers lost control of their vehicle on the flyover ramp.
这是周一上午发生的两起事故之一，当时司机在立交匝道上失去了对车辆的控制。
Around 2 a.m., the driver of a taxi cab lost control of their vehicle and “ramped up” over the snow embankment onto Highway 8 below. The cab driver was taken to hospital with injuries.
大约凌晨 2 点，一辆出租车的司机失去了对车辆的控制，并“冲上”雪堤，掉落到下方的 8 号高速公路上。出租车司机受伤被送往医院。
The fatal crash happened at approximately 7:30 a.m., according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).
据安大略省警察局（OPP）称，这起致命事故发生在上午 7:30 左右。
That section of roadway is cleared by the MTO and not the Region of Waterloo or City of Kitchener.
该路段由安大略省交通厅（MTO）负责清理，而非滑铁卢地区或基奇纳市。
“Our thoughts are with everyone affected by these incidents,” the ministry said in an email statement to CBC News.
“我们与所有受这些事件影响的人同在，”该部在给加拿大广播公司新闻的电子邮件声明中说。
“We are reviewing winter maintenance operations at the time of the incidents and will review findings of the police investigation, when available.”
“我们正在审查事发时的冬季维护操作，并将在警方调查结果可用时进行审查。”
MTO clears snow buildup on Hwy 7 flyover, reviewing winter maintenance operations
交通部清除 7 号高速公路高架匝道积雪，审查冬季维护操作
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Duration0:51The Ontario Ministry of Transportation says it’s reviewing winter maintenance operations at the time of a fatal accident Monday morning where a vehicle drove over a snowbank on the Highway 7 flyover ramp in Kitchener. MTO plowed and salted the ramp, and removed the snow by Tuesday.
安大略省交通部表示，正在审查周一上午一起致命事故的冬季维护工作。事故发生在基奇纳市 7 号高速公路立交匝道上，一辆汽车驶过雪堆导致翻车。交通部已对匝道进行铲雪和撒盐，并于周二清除了积雪。
OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt told CBC News on Monday that the snow and the road conditions played a factor in the crashes.
OPP 警官克里·施密特周一向 CBC 新闻表示，积雪和道路状况是导致事故的因素之一。
Waterloo region was under several weather alerts from Environment Canada on Sunday and Monday for snow squalls and blowing snow. The area saw between 10 and 15 cm of snow Sunday into Monday morning.
滑铁卢地区在周日和周一受到加拿大环境部发布的多条天气警报，涉及雪暴和吹雪。该地区在周日到周一早晨期间经历了 10 到 15 厘米的降雪。
“[Plows] push that snow onto the shoulders, but with the amount of snow we accumulated over the last 24 hours, we got to the point where there was no more space to push that snow and it ends up turning into an embankment along the concrete wall,” Schmidt said.
“[铲雪车]将积雪推到路肩上，但过去 24 小时积累的积雪量太大，我们已经到了无处可推的地步，最终在混凝土墙边形成了雪堤，”施密特说。
MTO did not answer questions from CBC News regarding when snow had last been cleared from the sides of the flyover ramp ahead of the two crashes.
对于 CBC 新闻提出的“上次清理高架匝道两侧积雪的时间”这一问题，安省交通部未予回答。
A video at the scene showed snow was pushed against the edge of the flyover ramp, making the height of the snow level with the concrete barrier.
现场视频显示，积雪被推挤至高架匝道边缘，雪堆高度已与混凝土护栏齐平。
Schmidt noted snow can’t be pushed up and over the concrete barrier because then it would fall over the side and onto the highway, and potentially vehicles, below.
施密特指出，积雪无法被推过混凝土护栏，因为那样雪会从侧面落到下方的高速公路上，可能砸到车辆。
The snow was cleared from the roadway by Tuesday morning.
道路积雪已于周二上午清除。
Investigation continues 调查仍在继续
Schmidt told CBC News on Tuesday that police continue to investigate the crashes and are looking at whether mechanical issues or driver error were also contributing factors.
施密特周二告诉 CBC 新闻，警方仍在调查这些事故，并正在查找机械故障或驾驶员失误是否也是导致事故的因素。
“The lanes themselves were plowed and salted and somehow the drivers still lost control,” he said.
他说：“车道本身已经铲雪并撒盐，但不知何故，驾驶员仍然失去了控制。”
Schmidt the ramp was reopened after MTO plowed and salted after the crash at 2 a.m. and did the same after the second crash. After the second crash was when MTO removed the snow.
施密特表示，该匝道在凌晨 2 点第一次事故后，MTO 铲雪并撒盐后重新开放，并在第二次事故后同样处理。第二次事故后，MTO 才移除了积雪。
He said OPP will close a highway if it’s not passable, but the lanes on the ramp were salted and plowed and “were good.”
他表示，安大略省警察局（OPP）会在道路无法通行时封闭高速公路，但匝道上的车道已经撒盐并铲雪，“状况良好”。
“Traffic was getting by, except for these two collisions that took place,” he said.
“交通还在通行，除了发生的这两起碰撞事故，”他说。
“If it was an absolute skating rink, absolutely we’re not going to reopen until the plows and salters have gone through. It happens all the time.”
“如果路面绝对像溜冰场一样，我们肯定不会在铲雪车和撒盐车完成工作前重新开放。这种情况经常发生。”