Slippery roads and floods lead to accidents and roads that have to close in several places in the country on Saturday.
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Several county roads in Trøndelag are closed. Fylkesvei 6900 Skjækerfossen is closed at Slapgardsholmen due to flooding. Geir Asle Hallager (67) lives about 400 meters from Skjækerfossen in Verdal.
– It is very rare that I wake up from rain and bad weather, but this morning I woke up at four or five o’clock because it was really bad weather, says Hallager.
He was actually going to Veraskjøra for a birthday, but they do not know what it will be like because there is a lot of water in the road.
– We may have to stay home, says Hellgådalingen who lives with his wife.
He is not trapped, but there is a lot of water on the roads so it will probably not be long before that happens, Hallager thinks.
– I was at the river bank today early, and then I was there two hours later and then the river had grown by five to ten centimeters. And it’s still growing.
In 2006, there was almost as much water as there is now, according to Hallager. He has lived in the area all his life.
–Fylkesvei 757 Vuku is closed at Holmen bridge in Verdal due to flooding. Hans Ivar Oldren lives in Vuku.
– We fear that there will be such a flood as it was in 2006. The river continues to rise, says Oldren.
- Fylkesvei 715 Osen is closed at Haugen due to flooding. The river has crossed its banks and affects the road, Vegtrafikksentralen writes on Twitter.
- Fylkesvei 6330 by Ommunddalsvatnet is also closed due to flooding. Fylkesvei 715 Åfjord is closed at Øverdalsbrua due to large amounts of water. Detour will be via county road 6330 Malm and county road 17.
- Østnes bridge on county road 6905 is closed due to flooding. Detour via Verdal and county road 72.
- Fylkesvei 720 Indre Fosen – Steinkjer is closed between Verrabotn and Follafoss due to a lot of water and ice in the roadway. Detour via Steinkjer and Inderøy due to closed road on county road 6330.
- Fylkesvei 6838 Indre Fosen: Kråkmovegen is closed due to flooding. The entire stretch is closed.
- Fylkesvei 714 Orkland: Åstfjordbrua is closed due to strong winds. The bridge opens when the wind decreases.
- Fylkesvei 7062 in Namsos is closed at Elvheim due to flooding.
- Fylkesvei 72 Verdal is closed at Sogna due to flooding. Detour will be via E14 Storlien.
- Fylkesvei 7008 Snåsa is closed due to large amounts of water flowing over the road. Local detour on county road 763.
E6 open after traffic accident
The Grillstad tunnel is closed in the direction of Stjørdal on the E6 in Trondheim due to a traffic accident outside the tunnel. The detour is signposted on county road 950 Skovgård, Vegtrafikksentralen writes on Twitter.
On Saturday at 1141, Vegtrafikksentralen writes that the tunnel is open for traffic.
The police in Trøndelag write on Twitter that the car is on the roof. No serious injuries have been reported. The driver is up and running and is being taken care of by health.
Slippery roads
A car has run off the road on E16 at Norstangen in Kongsvinger. The driver was taken to the hospital by ambulance for a check, writes the Police in the Inland on Twitter. The car is not drivable and is removed by car salvage.
The police patrol reports that it is slippery on the spot and Vegtrafikksentralen has been notified.
The police in Agder were notified of a traffic accident on Marnarveien by Lindland at 0925. It must be very slippery on the stretch.
A car drove off the road and the airbag was triggered. It does not appear that the accident led to serious personal injury. The driver is taken to the emergency room for a small check.
Bilberger is on site to take care of the car. The road traffic control center has been notified of slippery roads and is sending a stray car. The police are opening a case.
In Oslo, the police have also reported very slippery roads due to freezing rain. They write on Twitter that motorists should therefore adapt their speed to the conditions.
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