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Black ice causing accidents, delays for drivers Friday morning

Drivers should use extra caution when driving over bridges, overpasses, as well as neighborhood side streets and secondary roads.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Icy conditions Friday morning have caused many accidents and delays around the Buffalo area. 

Traffic Tracker 2's Dave Cash is advising drivers to give yourself extra time this morning, reduce your speed, and use extra caution when driving over bridges, overpasses, as well as neighborhood side streets and secondary roads.

Buffalo Police tweeted Friday morning that the Buffalo DPW has crews out on the roads to treat black ice. Police say bridges and overpasses in the southern part of the city are particularly slick. 

Between the I-190, the I-90, the I-290 and Route 270, numerous accidents were reported Friday morning in Western New York.

Route 270 was closed in both directions just before 9 a.m. from Tonawanda Creek Road to North French Road because of a crash. The left lane of Route 33 west was also closed at Harlem Road just after 10 a.m. because of a crash.

Earlier Friday morning a car crash was reported on the I-90 east before exit 54. The crash was reported just after 6 a.m., and as of 6:20 a.m. NITTEC was reporting congestion beyond Route 219 to beyond exit 55 (Ridge Road). 

A crash was also reported on the I-190 north beyond exit 2 (Clinton Street) just before 7 a.m. A second crash was reported in the same area around 8:45 a.m. Both caused traffic congestion for several hours. 

Two crashes were also reported on the I-290 west. According to NITTEC, the first crash was reported just before 6 a.m. at exit 2 (Colvin Boulevard), and the second crash was reported around 6:46 a.m. just beyond exit 2. Both were cleared before 7:15 a.m.

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