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Slippery roads and snow create problems today on 07.01.2022/XNUMX/XNUMX in several parts of southern and eastern Norway. In Oslo, five cars were involved in the accident. One person is injured.
- One of the people reported leg pain and was taken to the emergency room in Oslo, says operations manager Lina Odden in Oslo to NTB.
The cause of the accident is inattention and hitting the vehicle in front, which ended in a chain collision - he writes on Twitter Oslo police.
Østre Aker vei was closed while the police were working to clean up the cars, but now the road has been reopened..
Slippery roads and lots of itsnowfall
Slippery roads are reported in Sørlandet and some parts of Østlandet. On Twitter, the Oslo Police District encourages everyone in Oslo, Asker and Bærum to drive in order to comply with road conditions.
- If you can leave the car today, it is recommended, they write.
Police in Agder are asking people who intend to leave to follow websites Norwegian Public Roads Administration for road reports.
- Both Vegtrafikksentralen and our patrols report a lot of dangerous roads throughout the district. Adapting speeds to conditions is strongly encouraged, they write on Friday on Twitter.
The precipitation in the south of the country started with snow, but turned to rain on the coast. At the same time, it is snowing inland. According to Roger Evensen of the Agder Police Department, the freezing rain on the coast is particularly challenging.
Difficult driving conditions
Vegtrafikksentralen South informs about difficult driving conditions in a Twitter message.
Freezing rain was falling off the coast of Agder. There is snow on the roads in the higher parts of Agder, old Buskerud, Vestfold and Telemark.
We encourage you to show respect to the plow crews and other drivers.
Source: NTB
Photo: Terje Bendiksby / NTB
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