At 1920 the West police district announced on Twitter that there had been a traffic accident at Bjørkheim in Samnanger.
Three cars with a total of nine people are involved in the accident, which is described as a head-on accident. It was announced early on that the accident appeared serious.
– Two cars have collided head-on and then a car has crashed into them, Brakstad told BA.
The police report at 2016 that three people have been taken to hospital. According to operations manager Tore-Andre Brakstad, several are defined as seriously injured, but everyone must be aware.
– The road is in the process of being cleared and will hopefully open soon.
Brakstad stated that it had been mentioned that some of those involved were unconscious. However, when the emergency services arrived at the scene, everyone was conscious.
The collision occurred at the junction Samnangervegen/Bygdevegen.
One person was trapped
– The three vehicles have major material damage, says Jostein Steinsland Haugen, duty commander at the 110 central.
The air ambulance was dispatched to the scene. The weather meant that there were difficult flying conditions, but the air ambulance arrived within a short time, reports Steinsland Haugen.
One person was trapped after the accident, but was freed by emergency crews, Steinsland Haugen said.
At 2045 the Road Traffic Center notifies that the road is open to free traffic. Then there was a queue at BIR’s recycling station on county road 7 in the direction of Gullbotn.
There is a warning about oil spills at the scene of the accident.
– The police are on the scene to keep the speed down until the contractor is in place.
Correction: BA initially wrote that three people are involved in the accident. This is wrong. The correct thing is that there are nine people involved, spread over three cars. The correction was made at 2000 on 30 June.
2023-06-30 17:33:00
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