Police were called to Springhurst about 6am on Friday.

A 21-year-old man travelling on a dirt road next to the Hume Freeway lost traction, rolled several times and crashed.

The Springhurst man was taken to Wangaratta hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Senior Constable Lachlan Battisson said the cause was being investigated.

"Enquiries are pending into the cause of the accident," he said.

"There's been a lot of rain lately, it's extremely wet and slippery.

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"People need to drive to the conditions."

The vehicle was extensively damaged.

Police, paramedics and firefighters spent several hours at the scene.

It followed unrelated crashes on the Hume Highway in Albury on Thursday night.

A car was hit from behind in the southbound lanes about 6pm.

The offending vehicle caught alight.

The incident in turn caused four vehicles to crash about 500 metres north.

A 21-year-old Chiltern woman failed to notice the traffic backing up as a result of the initial collision.

She ran into the back of a car, which was pushed into another vehicle, which then hit another vehicle.

The 21-year-old and a man in the first car she struck were hospitalised.

Sergeant Steven Schausinger said the incident showed the importance of keeping a safe distance.

"It's important so if you're required to stop for whatever reason, including an emergency situation, you have enough time to react and stop," he said.

"Enquiries are continuing."

Nobody was seriously hurt but the crashes caused delays as the scene was cleared.

Police also caught a drink driver at Bowna on Thursday night as part of Covid compliance checks.

The 52-year-old Table Top man was stopped about 5.25pm.

He was found to be compliant with Covid restrictions but blew a reading of 0.06 and lost his licence for three months.

Sergeant Schausinger said police were conducting roving patrols and checks at businesses to ensure compliance with restrictions.

"A few people have been spoken to and dealt with but in general, compliance has been pretty good," he said.

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