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A nor’easter snowstorm brought significant accumulation to southern New Brunswick Monday night, closing some highways and causing dozens of vehicle collisions by Tuesday morning, according to data from the RCMP.
Moncton and Saint John both saw 25 cm of snow by noon Tuesday
Katelin Belliveau · CBC News
· Posted: Feb 24, 2026 12:40 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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The storm continued to disrupt commutes Tuesday morning. Transport trucks could be seen backed up on part of the Trans-Canada Highway crossing Route 15 in Moncton. (Katelin Belliveau/CBC News)
There were more than 50 vehicle collisions across New Brunswick within 17 hours during the nor’easter that continued to hammer the province with heavy snow and high winds into Tuesday morning, according to RCMP.
Officers responded to about 36 crashes between 2 p.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday, and received 14 complaints about dangerous road conditions, an RCMP spokesperson wrote in an email to Radio-Canada Tuesday morning.
That doesn’t include Codiac Regional RCMP, who responded to about 15 collisions and traffic hazards complaints in their jurisdiction alone since 5 p.m. Monday, according to Cpl.
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