An Arctic blast, Winter Storm Blair, has caused widespread devastation, killing at least six people due to icy roads and freezing temperatures.

One victim was found frozen at a bus stop in Houston, while others died in traffic accidents across the Midwest and South.

The storm, which moved from Kansas, Missouri, and Texas into the mid-Atlantic, left 200,000 homes and businesses without power.

A child also died in Illinois while tubing on snow.

Authorities are urging people to stay off the roads as the storm continues to affect the region, the U.S. Sun has reported.

Truck drivers have delayed deliveries due to the dangerous conditions.

Written by B.C. Begley