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Christmas Day Tunnel Accident Leaves Six Injured, Including Children – Latest Updates

Last: Just after midnight on the night of Christmas Day, the police in East reported that the tunnel has been reopened after being closed for several hours.

– Two of the people involved in the accident can be described as critically injured, while one is seriously injured, says the health service’s task leader Hans Christian Jørgensen to NTB on Sunday evening.

– There are also children involved in the accident, he says.

The condition of the children is not known.

Six people involved

Earlier this evening, Finn Håvard Aas in the East police district said that there was one person in one car, and five people in the other car.

“Me.” person has been trapped after the accident, the person has now been freed. The person appears to be seriously injured and is being cared for by health personnel on site, says Aas.

– The rest are slightly injured.

Photo: Bjørnar Brechan / NRK

Police incident leader Arvid Hermansen states that the accident happened a couple of kilometers into the tunnel from the Drøbak side.

– The cause is currently unknown, but there are several people who have seen the accident. We are working with witness interviews. In addition, we have good video images of the incident, says Hermansen.

He further says that they are in a notification phase for the next of kin.

According to Vegtrafikksentralen öst, there should be no slippery roads inside the tunnel.

Photo: Bjørnar Brechan / NRK
2023-12-24 19:32:43


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