(CNN) Five people have died as a result of a winter storm that slammed the Midwest this weekend before shifting toward the Northeast, bringing dangerous conditions to roads, railways and airports.

A subcontractor for New England energy provider Eversource was killed in Middletown, Connecticut, on Sunday, according to news release from the local police department. The lineman was finishing up repairs when a tree fell on top of him, causing fatal injuries.

Snow contributed to the death of 30-year-old man in Missouri. James Haase was driving along a snow covered roadway west of Kimberling City when he lost control and his vehicle slid into the path of another car, according to an incident report from the Missouri Highway Patrol.

Residents of Chicago dig out after a snowstorm passed through the area on January 19, 2019.

The Kansas Department of Transportation said one of their employees died in a crash at about 6 a.m. Saturday during snow removal operations in Johnson County.

Stephen Windler, 25, suffered fatal injuries when the snow plow he was operating overturned and landed on top of him, according to records from the Kansas Highway Patrol.

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