A 17-year-old man is dead after a crash on Northwest Arm Drive in Halifax near Highway 102, say Halifax Regional Police.

The accident happened at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The car was getting off the highway and heading toward Fairview when it was involved in a collision with a pickup truck travelling southbound on Dunbrack Street.

The 17-year-old driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene, said Const. Pierre Bourdages. His name has not been released.

The driver of the pickup truck was not injured.

It was raining heavily at the time of the accident.

Northwest Arm Drive is closed to all traffic between Walter Havill Drive and Highway 102 toward Fairview​ as police investigate. Southbound traffic on Dunbrack Street is being redirected to Highway 102 inbound via Exit 1K.

The crash came as police warned drivers to be careful on the roads after a series of accidents on Friday afternoon.

Bourdages said conditions are "horrendous" both in the municipality and on 100-series highways throughout the province.

"Some caused by hydroplaning in the city, some caused by freezing rain once you hit Fall River and Bedford, and some by the snow that we have on the outskirts," he told CBC News.

"Please, please slow down. Take time to go home. It is not pretty out there. It is very slippery. You have to take time to go home and make sure you get home safely."

Meanwhile, police are on the scene of a multi-vehicle accident on Old Guysborough Road and Antrim Road just east of the Halifax Stanfield International Airport. The intersection is closed to traffic as debris is cleared up.