SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — Winter returned to South Shore on Tuesday with a storm that dropped several inches of snow at lake level and contributed to a spate of crashes on area roadways.

Between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nevada Highway Patrol officers responded to 21 traffic collisions throughout Northern Nevada, according to a statement from Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman Chuck Allen.

Five crashes on Kingsbury Grade — including a head on collision, a three car crash, and a four car accident — caused State Route 207 to be closed for about 40 minutes Tuesday morning. Paramedics took one person involved in the four car collision to the hospital, Allen said.

The Nevada Highway Patrol also logged five accidents on Highway 50 west of U.S. 395 through Tuesday afternoon, including two that caused injuries, Allen said.

Details of the crashes were not immediately available Tuesday afternoon, but none of the injuries suffered are believed to be life threatening, Allen said.

On the other side of the stateline, the California Highway Patrol and El Dorado County Sheriff's Office also reported numerous vehicles into snowbanks and other minor crashes, but no significant injuries.

A BlueGO bus carrying passengers slid off the road at the 90-degree turn in Lake Tahoe Boulevard near Angora Creek Drive around 7:30 am. Tuesday, said California Highway Patrol spokesman Jeff Gartner.

No injuries were reported as a result of that crash, but the bus received minor damage, Gartner said.

And the bumper cars seen on South Shore roads Tuesday may not be over just yet.

While road conditions improved slightly Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service in Reno is predicting a 70 percent chance of snowfall on Wednesday with accumulations of 1 to 2 inches during the day.