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Motorcyclist critically hurt in Oslofjordtunnelen crash

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Key Points
  • Motorcyclist critically injured in Oslofjordtunnelen head-on crash
  • Fatal head-on collision in Senja; multiple accidents in Hälsingland due to ice
  • Crane truck hits bridge in Stockholm; car crashes into Hallunda shopping center

The motorcyclist received life-saving first aid at the scene and was later described as awake, according to officials. Incident commander Frode Marius Tøllefsen said the car that came from Hurum ended up in the opposite lane and hit the motorcycle. Traffic operator Tone Sorken stated that the tunnel was closed in both directions and expected to remain closed for several hours.

In Senja, one person died in a head-on collision between a car and a truck on a county road along Finnfjordvatnet, according to police. Police said the car likely crossed into the opposite lane and hit the truck head-on. The truck driver was physically unharmed and sent to the emergency room for a check, according to police.

Operations leader Henrik Melsbø reported that the accident involved a passenger car against a heavier vehicle. Police incident commander Martin Berg added that the passenger car had probably come into the opposite lane and hit the front of the truck. Extreme slippery conditions caused multiple accidents in Hälsingland, prompting police warnings.

A car with four people, including two children, drove off road 83 into a tree in Söderhamn, leaving several injured. A head-on collision between two vehicles north of Söderhamn left several people seriously injured. Police press spokesperson Magnus Jansson Klarin urged drivers to be careful due to extreme slipperiness in large parts of Hälsingland.

A crane truck hit a pedestrian bridge over Huddingevägen in Fullersta, and the driver left the scene without reporting. The bridge and Huddingevägen were closed, causing major traffic impact in southern Stockholm. In Hallunda, a car drove into a shopping center; police are investigating a gross theft, according to multiple media reports.

A person was seriously injured after being hit by a car in Lyngdal, and the road was closed, according to major media. In Åfjord, a car crashed into a mountain wall on county road 6328 at Sandhalsan; the driver was alone, according to reports. In Trondheim, a car drove into a mountain wall on county road 715; the driver was not injured, according to reports.

On county road 30, a woman in her 20s called in a car driving into a mountain wall, according to reports. In Narvik, a car drove into a mountain wall on Skjomenveien; the female driver was airlifted to hospital and was awake, according to officials. A car with four people drove off the road on E39 at Flotane in Romarheimsdalen, according to official sources.

All four occupants were initially reported uninjured but later went to the emergency room for checks; a 15-year-old passenger complained of neck pain, according to official sources. A tree was in the road after the accident, and the road was reopened at 12:13, according to official sources. The driver's license was temporarily confiscated and a case was opened, according to official sources.

In Bjørnafjorden, a military field vehicle overturned on Lyseklostervegen; four people were in the vehicle, all awake and out, according to official sources. Operations leader Ole Ronny Olsen reported that one person had a bleeding cut on the head.

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