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Road crews were working to clear Desert View Drive of the accidents that started as a light snow began to fall Tuesday, the National Park Service announced.

At about 5 p.m., the Regional Communications Center received multiple calls reporting collisions and a rollover of a 15-passenger van on the road, also known as East Rim Drive.

Emergency crews arriving at the scene found a number of accidents involving about 40 vehicles. No serious injuries were reported, the park service said.

Desert View Drive is expected to re-open sometime Thursday, rangers said.

Winter driving conditions are expected to persist in the park, the park service says, with periodic snowstorms followed by daytime melting and nighttime freezing.

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