The Southeastern Police District reports on Tuesday that emergency services are moving to an address in Horten. There, a plow truck is said to have swept a car off the road.
– There were two people in the car. They are relatively operational after the incident, police operations director Per Arne Amundsen told TV 2.
– We are on the spot and on the ball, he adds.
Suspicion of drunk driving
– Emergency services are responding to a report that a tow truck swept a car off the road. The extent of the damage is unknown, police said for the first time.
At 22.04 they communicate that both the driver and the passenger have been taken to the hospital for checks.
– Driving under the influence of drugs is suspected. The accident car was overtaken shortly before the accident, wrote the police on Twitter.
– Serious material damage
Firefighters report on Twitter that they responded to the incident at 9:36pm.
– A car lies on its side in the ditch. It appears to have gone well with the two in the car, which has major property damage in the back, says fire chief Svein Helge Skjerdal.
– The report stated that the accident also involved a plough, but to what extent and how we do not know. We have secured the scene of the accident, there are no leaks from the vehicle, the fire chief said at 10:10pm.
– Emergency services are responding to a report that a tow truck swept a car off the road. The extent of the damage is unknown, police said for the first time.
Snow and slippery roads wreaked traffic havoc in several locations in southern Norway on Tuesday evening. There was also a lorry accident at Halden where a car slid into the work vehicle.
Vegtrafikksentralen and the police report slow traffic and several accidents. Read more about it here:
Traffic chaos in southern Norway: – Vehicles stop at crossroads
