Thursday, March 17, 2016

Fatality at E134 in Etne – NRK

A semitrailer has struck an earthen and rolled down towards the shoreline in Etne municipality. The police was notified of the accident in time 6:29.

TV station has now confirmed that the driver of the wagon train has died.

E134 is closed until further notice and traffic routed instead through a municipal way, better known as the “old way.” It is expected that the main road will remain closed for some time beyond noon.

– The vehicle came from the west going east. The accident happened just at the entrance to the shoreline tunnel, said sheriff Ingvar Gjærde at Etne and Vindafjord police station NRK.

– What happens next?

– It is started to investigate and remove the vehicle. The entire road is blocked. We are working to identify the driver and notify the next of kin. It carried out the examination of witnesses now, says Gjærde.

It is very slippery at the accident site. Accident Group to NPRA investigate the accident.

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