A 27-year-old man had to be extracted from his vehicle and is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a crash in Fredericton on Tuesday.
The Fredericton Police Force says they initially responded to a crash in the 1100-block of Riverside Drive, where no one was injured, at around 5 p.m.
While attending that crash, police say another multi-vehicle collision took place along the same stretch of road. That crash involved a garbage truck and five passenger vehicles.
READ MORE: Four people taken to hospital after multi-vehicle crash in Fredericton
Police say the 27-year-old man and two women were sent to hospital, but the man is in critical condition.
Whiteout conditions at the time of the crashes played a factor, according to police. The scene was cleared around 1 a.m.
Another multi-vehicle crash was reported in Cocagne, N.B., on Tuesday. Police say at least 15 vehicles were involved in the collisions at the Cocagne Bridge, also due to whiteout conditions.
READ MORE: Whiteout conditions result in at least 15 collisions in eastern N.B.
Police are reminding drivers to slow down and use additional caution when driving during winter months.
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