A man is dead after a fatal crash between a car and a coach bus on the highway.
RCMP say it happened at 5:20pm on Highway 7 near Petersville, which is located about halfway between Saint John and Fredericton.
The driver, who was the only person in the vehicle, died at the scene. Three of the nine people on the Maritime Bus coach were treated for minor injuries.
What caused the crash isn't yet known, however, the Mounties say heavy rain may have played a role in the collision. They don't believe speed or alcohol are factors.
A collision re-constructionist is helping with the investigation.
One person brought to hospital after a vehicle flipped over on the highway.
It happened at noon on Highway 1, near the Fox Farm Road exit. Division Chief Mark Wilson of the Saint John Fire Department says when fire crews arrived, the person was out of the vehicle and being checked out by EMS.
He says the person's injuries are not life-threatening.
City fire crews battling a basement blaze for over two hours.
Acting Platoon Chief Roy Byers says they received the call of a structure fire at 876 Millidge Avenue just before 6pm, and the first firefighters on the scene reported seeing smoke.
Byers says they were able to keep the fire from spreading, nobody was hurt and the cause of the fire has been deemed accidental.
