Across the country, drivers ended up in the ditch Friday night.
On Friday, the snow fell in large quantities – uninterrupted in many places in the country. This has led to traffic challenges.
Two people were transported to hospital with unknown extent of damage after a traffic accident in Lillestrøm a little before 20:00, but it is not the only traffic accident that took place on Friday.
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– No chance to push everyone out
According to Romerikes Blad At the time of writing, there have been 30 traffic incidents in the Eastern Police District since 3 pm, which has meant that the police have not had time to respond to all the accidents.
– We do not have a chance to reach out to everyone. Those who have just slipped off the road must fend for themselves and get help or car salvage on their own. We simply do not have capacity at the moment, says operations manager Svein Walle in the Eastern police district to the newspaper.
The surface can be challenging enough in itself, but tonight the police have also encountered those who have not changed to winter tires. In Nittedal, a driver was stopped on this basis.
– He claimed that he was on his way to buy winter tires when he was stopped. It ended with a driving ban and a driver’s license seizure, Walle says to RB and informs that the person in question was reported.
– You do not drive with summer tires now, says the operations manager.
