Western Norway is characterized by traffic chaos on Tuesday as a result of heavy snow. The police urge people to leave their cars.
– There are still very demanding conditions on the roads and traffic chaos in several places. Many vehicles that have skidded off the road. Informed that several people have abandoned their vehicles. It is snowing heavily and the advice is to postpone the trip home if you can and LEAVE THE CAR STANDING.
This is the message from the West police district in a message on Twitter just after 5pm. It is the areas of Nordhordland, Alver and Radøy that are particularly hard hit by the chaos, according to the police.
Snow has caused a lot of trouble for traffic in Western Norway on Tuesday. It has been reported very smooth roads in the Bergen areaand several places in southern Norway have issued a yellow warning for snow.
– There are more people who need help than there are tow trucks available, so queues build up. This has resulted in people getting fed up and abandoning their cars, says operations manager in the West police district, Knut Dahl-Mikkelsen, to VG.
He tells of a double-digit number of wagon trains spinning on the spot because of the slippery roads:
– There are 10-12 lorry trains that cannot get on, and there has been traffic chaos in these areas.
Dahl-Mikkelsen explains that it is the heavy and wet snow that is the problem.
– It is snowing close to the north of Bergen. The snow is very wet and heavy, which makes it difficult to plow away. The snow has also led to several trees falling over the road, says the operations manager.
Three people were transported to Haukeland University Hospital after a traffic accident in Øygarden. The persons were conscious, but the extent of the damage is otherwise unknown.
The police received a report about the accident on county road 561 in Øygarden at 4 p.m. Three cars were involved with a total of five people. The road was closed, but was reopened at 4.30pm.
