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US winter storm causes traffic woes,1 fatal accident

Sunday, 25 January 2015 10:49 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 25 January 2015 1:53 PM ]

A US winter storm causes dozens of accidents, including a fatal one in Massachusetts.

Freezing rain and snow covered states in the eastern United States on Saturday, canceling flights and causing dozens of accidents, including a fatal one.

Winter storm warnings remained in place for parts of New England, with more storms in the forecast for next week, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

Up to 8 inches (20 cm) of snow expected in the region as the storm system headed east, said NWS meteorologist Brian Hurley in College Park, Maryland.

The driver of a car in Hopkinton, Massachusetts was killed in an accident with a large truck in one of dozens of collisions and spinouts that forced temporary closure of some highways.

Nearly 2,200 US flights were delayed or canceled due to the storm, the website Flightaware.com reported.

The Middle Atlantic and New England region of the US could get a second slap of winter storm, with a cold front moving out of Canada and reaching the upper Midwest on Sunday.

The storm carried the potential for blizzard conditions in eastern New England, and could bring more than a foot of snow, according to Benjamin Sipprell, an NWS meteorologist in Taunton, Massachusetts.

"There is an increasing possibility of a significant storm late Monday night into Tuesday night," said Bill Simpson, another NWS meteorologist, adding that there's still much uncertainty this far ahead. "It's how it evolves once it develops."

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