Three trucks collided on E6 inside Follo Tunnel in Vestby municipality in Akershus early Thursday afternoon. The accident happened in the southbound direction and led to the E6 was closed at 12:45 o’clock.
The first trailer came out of the tunnel after the collision, the other two had to wait for the tow truck.
police closed also northbound direction several times to remedy the situation. At 15.15 o’clock, the tunnel was opened to traffic in both directions.
CLOSED : Also northbound direction were closed because of the accident. At 14.45 o’clock informs NPRA that cars that were stuck inside southbound down the tunnel was about to come out.
Photo: Fouad Acharki / NRK
During rehabilitation
Project in Public Roads Thomas Kallenberg said the collision did not have anything with rehabilitation to do.
– It happened in the middle of the tunnel. And can not have anything with the label to do.
– The one did stop. Then drove Thurs the 2nd trailers into each other.
In the morning it is again normal driving pattern in the tunnel. Rehabilitation continues until May next year, but the work will take place at night.
– Securely tunnel
There were no reports of injuries, but the accident created queues in the area, even after the tunnel was reopened.
There are only a few days since the last accident in the tunnel.
– The trailers had not hazardous cargo. It is safe in the tunnel, illuminated Nils Jakob Aae, traffic operator in NPRA, when it became clear that cleanup efforts would take time and that cars that were inside the tunnel when the accident occurred, had to stay there until the trailers were recovered.
at 14.45 o’clock enlightened NPRA that cars had been stuck in the tunnel because of the accident, was about to get out.
QUEUE : collision in Follo tunnel created queues in the area, also here on detour road at Vestby south.
Photo: Fouad Acharki / NRK
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