Reed NewsReed News
Accidents & disasters1 min

Broken-down bus blocks E18 highway near Brottby, causing major traffic disruption

Key Points
  • A broken-down bus is completely blocking the E18 highway toward Stockholm north of Brottby
  • Traffic is being diverted via road 978 from Söderhall to Brottby as an alternative route
  • The highway is expected to reopen by 9:00 AM according to traffic authorities

A broken-down bus is blocking the E18 highway toward Stockholm just north of Brottby, causing significant traffic disruptions during the morning commute. According to SVT Stockholm, the bus broke down around 7:30 AM and is completely blocking the southbound lane on a section of E18 that has only one lane in that direction. Traffic authorities have implemented a diversion route, redirecting vehicles via road 978 from Söderhall to Brottby.

nu, estimates that the highway will reopen by 9:00 AM. The incident has created substantial delays for commuters traveling toward Stockholm on this major arterial route.

Transparency

How we verified this article

UnconfirmedBased on 1 sources
1 sources1 Involved