Mette Brunes, traffic operator at the Vegtrafikksentralen east, informs Dagbladet that there is snow cover in some places in Eastern Norway on Wednesday.
– It can be slippery in some places. You have to adjust your speed according to the conditions. Keep a good distance from other cars, says Brunes.
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On the E6 outside Narvik in Nordland, a wagon train loaded with timber is said to have overturned. The driver is said to have got out and is uninjured.
The emergency services are on their way. The road is closed in both directions.
Woman hit
In Drammen, a teenage woman is taken to the emergency department at Drammen hospital for examination and treatment after she was hit in a pedestrian crossing.
– It is slippery on the spot, the police write on X/Twitter.
The woman is conscious.
– The extent of the damage is unknown, says operations manager Espen Reite to Dagbladet.
The incident is said to have occurred in connection with the woman crossing the road. The driver of the car allegedly tried to brake, but was unable to stop the car.
The police are interviewing witnesses and those involved at the scene.
Slippery roads
The emergency services also responded to a traffic accident on the E16 in Ringerike on Wednesday morning. There was talk of minor material damage.
In an update at 08.40, the Swedish Road Traffic Center stated that the police have closed traffic in both directions on the E16 due to problems with accessibility.
Several lorries had problems getting up the hill in question at the site, due to the slippery road.
At 09.30 the police report that the road has been reopened. The contractor has moved on with plowing and salt.
– It propagated after a truck train had problems, says traffic operator Andreas Larsen to Dagbladet.
– We have received reports that it is particularly slippery on that hill, he says.
Eastland’s magazine reports severe queues on the E18 as a result of a tractor that has stopped.
– There is an insanely long queue, no one gets past the tractor, a tipster tells the newspaper.
There have been several traffic accidents in Eastern Norway on Tuesday.
– We encourage the public to drive according to the conditions, says operations manager Reite to Dagbladet.
Three people involved
On the E6 in Trondheim, a lorry and a car have collided in the northbound direction. One lane is blocked.
There is major material damage, but there should be no personal injury.
– A total of three people are involved, the police in Trøndelag write on X/Twitter.
The queue is slow moving on site.
The queue is building up
A traffic accident has occurred on the E39 in Stavanger. There, too, accessibility is reduced.
There is talk of a chain collision, with at least three cars involved. There is some material damage, but there is no question of personal injury.
In an update at 08.15, the police state that the cars have been removed. The road has been reopened.
On the E39 in Tysvær, the emergency services respond to a collision between two cars. There is extensive material damage.
– There is manual routing on site. A car has driven into the side of another, says Nina Heggernes in the Traffic Center to Dagbladet.
In a discovery at 08.20, the Road Traffic Center states that the road is open to traffic.
In Oalsgata in Sandnes, large queues are also forming due to an engine stoppage.
Traffic passes slowly
The emergency services are on their way to an accident on the E18 in Holmestrand, following a report that a lone vehicle has driven into the guardrail. Traffic passes slowly in the left lane.
The driver is examined by an ambulance at the scene.
At Vestby in Viken, the right lane on the E6 in the direction of Oslo is closed due to car recovery.
2023-11-29 07:41:15
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