(New Buffalo, MI) - Wintry weather is blamed for a fatal motor vehicle crash outside New Buffalo on Thanksgiving night on Interstate 94. 

According to Berrien County Police, the roads were wet and icy when an eastbound SUV hit a slick spot and struck a guardrail. The SUV was allegedly on the shoulder, and one of the passengers was outside the vehicle helping a front seat passenger when a car sliding on the slick pavement slammed into the SUV.

A female was found unresponsive on the pavement. Police said four other individuals from both vehicles were hospitalized with injuries described as serious and critical. One person was treated and released.

So far, police have not released the names of the people involved in the collision.