A truck fire occurred on the E4 highway near Gränna, causing a total stop in southbound traffic. The alarm came shortly after 7 PM, and the trailer was burning heavily. Traffic on the E4 near Gränna is at a standstill in the southbound direction.
Traffic is being diverted via roads 918 and 993 due to the fire on the E4 near Gränna. The E4 near Gränna is estimated to reopen at 08:00 on Thursday morning. No one was injured in the fire on the E4 near Gränna.
In a separate incident on the E4, a queue crash occurred just north of the county border, in Ödeshög municipality. The truck driver who drove into the vehicle ahead was fined 2,000 kronor for not adjusting distance. Elsewhere on the E4, a burning vehicle is affecting traffic between Ökvattnet and Midlandet.
However, the traffic situation is no longer affected as of 23:40 on Thursday for this incident. Simultaneously, firefighting efforts are underway for a truck fire on the E4 in Ii. The exact location of this fire is between Olhava and Myllykangas.
Additional highway incidents include a truck trailer burning on the E22 and stopping traffic. Firefighters spoke with those who were burning. On the E12, an alarm has been received about a forest fire between the airport in Umeå and Obbola.
Pilots have seen smoke when flying over the area along the E12. The rescue service is on its way to check the area along the E12. In a related transport crime, a thief stole 15 tons of candy from a truck in northern Germany.
The theft occurred when a truck driver parked his vehicle at a rest stop outside Neustadt-Glewe in northern Germany on Tuesday morning and returned in the evening to find the entire trailer stolen. The stolen trailer was loaded with 15 tons of jelly candy. The trailer is wanted, but as of Wednesday evening, police had not found it despite asking the public for help.
7 million kronor. Shifting to domestic news, 9 out of 13 bishops in the Swedish Church accept priests who say no to marrying same-sex couples. Only 4 of the country's 13 bishops demand that all priests voluntarily marry all couples regardless of gender.
One of the bishops demanding this is Mikael Mogren in Västerås. Erik Eckerdal, bishop in Visby diocese, does not demand that priest candidates perform same-sex marriages. In a domestic violence incident, a man was arrested in Rannebergen in northeastern Gothenburg on Wednesday evening after allegedly assaulting a woman.
According to witness accounts, the woman was stabbed in the arm, assaulted, and bitten by a dog. Several witnesses alerted police about the incident in Rannebergen. When police arrived at the scene, they found several bloodstains and a broken window pane.
The injured woman was later found near the scene and taken by ambulance to the hospital. Contradictory reports have emerged regarding an accident on the E4 north of Gävle. Some sources state that no one was injured and police have not been involved, while others report at least three people taken to hospital and police filing a report for negligent driving and causing bodily harm.
m. Traffic on the E4 north of Gävle is being diverted via the much narrower Road 583. The accident occurred in the southbound direction between Hagsta and Skarvberget, with extensive damage to the guardrail.
In other traffic updates, traffic has begun moving again on the E18 between Enköping and Västerås after an earlier accident. Traffic is at a standstill on the E6 between Åbromotet and Torrekullamotet towards Halmstad after an accident while emergency services are in place on the E4 between Sundsvall and Kvissleby. Planned maintenance works with rock reinforcement are starting, affecting stretches along roads 50, 83, 84, and 583.
Pothole repairs are beginning as a sign of spring, with historic investments in road maintenance leading to more disruptions this year. Storms and heavy snowfall have made field work challenging in autumn and winter, but investigations have continued with experienced personnel. Planning for keeping state roads passable in winter starts long before snow, cold, and slippery conditions, preparing for both normal and difficult weather nationwide.
Vegetation clearing along the railway between Bollnäs and Edsbyn begins in mid-October as the first step in investigating the possibility of resuming traffic based on total defense needs. On September 30, the Swedish Transport Administration presented its proposal for a new national plan for Sweden's transport infrastructure 2026–2037, including a reassessment of Gävle–Kringlan based on socio-economic benefit.