Collision, flight from scene ties up traffic

No injuries but two arrests Friday afternoon after crash at Route 10, Barker’s Point Bypass

A crash that led to a criminal investigation and at least two arrests tied up traffic in all directions at the intersection of the Barker’s Point Bypass and Route 10 at rush hour Friday afternoon.

Fredericton Police Force officers and members of the Fredericton Fire Department were on the scene at the northside intersection late Friday afternoon, investigating and cleaning up after a crash at the busy intersection near the Pepper Creek area of Fredericton.

Occupants of this red pickup were seen leaving the scene after it crashed into the back of a blue SUV at the intersection of Route 10 and the Barker’s Point Bypass on Friday afternoon. (Photo: Don MacPherson/The Fredericton Independent)

Const Gino Scichilone confirmed at the scene Friday that a red pickup truck and a blue SUV collided at the intersection, noting the call came into police at 3:46 p.m.