– I should be merciful and see how it went with him who stood down in the ditch. Then I backed up and then I slipped off the road myself.
That’s what Odd Flatås says who was on his way to work when he slipped off the road with his Mercedes at Svorksjøen in Trøndelag. Flatås says that he had low speed when he backed up.
Two cars were involved in a traffic accident at Svorksjøen. On the way to the accident, the police came across another car that had slipped off the road on slippery ground.
A total of four cars have slipped off the road on the same stretch. According to the police, these are not serious accidents.
Very slippery roads are reported in several places in the country.
Large variations in Eastern Norway
In both Oslo and Porsgrunn, the police have reported car accidents, where cars have spun on the road.
In Oslo, a car drove into a tree in Rosenholmveien on Thursday night. The cause of the accident is unknown, but it is reported that it is slippery on the spot.
On the main road network in Oslo, it is bare and wet, but there are slippery sections on the less busy roads in and around Oslo, says Mette Brunes, traffic operator at Vegtrafikksentralen Øst.
– But it is very local and large variations, says Brunes.
This applies to large parts of Eastern Norway, she says.
Weather cover
– The police have reported that it is very slippery party.
This is what Stian Gullvåg, traffic operator at Vegtrafikksentralen Midt, says about the driving conditions at Svorksjøen in Trøndelag.
The traffic operator believes that it is the combination of weather changes and some rain in the area that has made driving conditions very demanding at Svorksjøen in Trøndelag.
The loose sand has not stuck to the surface, but a litter truck has been on site in the morning.
– It should now be possible to drive in the area, says Gullvåg.
Closed mountain pass
Vegtrafikksentralen Midt has received several reports of slippery roads at Støren and Løkken in Trøndelag.
The mountain pass on county road 705 Stuggudal-Brekken is closed due to difficult driving conditions.
Gullvåg encourages motorists to adapt their speed and drive according to the conditions.
– Calculate extra time, he says.
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