On the E18 near Horten, a traffic accident involving several cars was reported at 20.27. According to the fire service, there is a chain collision involving a total of four cars.
– No one appears to be injured, but it is smooth on the E18, the traffic is in the northbound direction because there are cars in the road, says fire chief Thomas Nordby of the Vestfold intermunicipal fire service.
The Swedish Road Traffic Agency writes that there is reduced accessibility on the northbound route between Flår and Kopstad as a result of the accident.
– The accident must have happened north of the Flår tunnel. There should be almost no traffic past the accident site, writes Sør-East police district.
According to the fire service, the cars have been moved to the side of the road, and work is now being done to sweep and clear the road of wreckage.
GLATT: The Norwegian Road Traffic Center warns that it may be slippery on the roads on Sunday evening. Here from the E18 at Undrumsdal in the direction of Larvik. Photo: Norwegian Public Roads Administration webcam
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More accidents
Shortly before the emergency services reported the accident at Horten, there were two traffic accidents on the E18 at Sandefjord, with a total of three cars and seven people involved.
– First, a car has driven into the guardrail. Another car was then hit from behind by a third. These two have not come across the first one.
All those involved have been supervised by health personnel, and two of them have been taken to the emergency department for a check-up, the police write.
Vegtrafikksentralen has reduced the speed to 50 kilometers per hour past the accident site. Bilberger has been notified.
One lane is open to traffic.
– Can be frozen
Traffic operator Ole-Petter Ruud at Vegtrafikksentralen Sør tells Dagbladet that they have received feedback that the road surface on E 18 is slippery.
He advises road users to adjust their speed and be prepared for delays.
– Even if it looks black on the ground, that doesn’t mean it’s just damp. With freezing temperatures, it can freeze, says Ruud.
He says that they are out on the roads and salt, but emphasizes that there may be stretches where the salt is not as good.
