Due to heavy snowfall, access on a certain stretch is limited, and there are extended queues in the northbound direction, as reported by freelance photographer Pontus Stenberg, who is currently situated in a car on E4 at Nyköping. After lunchtime on the same day, news of accidents on Sörmland’s roads emerged. The police reported that six cars and a truck skidded into the ditch at the E4 in the northern area of Nyköping. Three people sustained minor injuries. There were additional collisions after traffic was diverted. Police spokesman Johnny Gustavsson urges road users to think twice about their trip and maintain a reasonable distance in poor weather conditions. Traffic remained chaotic, with fifteen vehicles, at minimum, involved in accidents or traffic jams on the E4 near Nyköping, according to Pontus Stenberg’s account on SVT. Following that, a bus went into the ditch in Eskilstuna, and a car hit a tree. A truck was found in a ditch on National Highway 57 in Katrineholm. According to the Swedish Transport Administration, trucks are stationary on both road 53 between Husbymalmen to Husbygård S and road 55 between Hagstugan and Björkdalen, influencing traffic significantly.
They also write that, as a result of the heavy snowfall, there is very limited access on the stretch. But according to freelance photographer Pontus Stenberg, who is sitting in a car on the E4 at the height of Nyköping, there are also long queues in the northbound direction.
It was after lunchtime that the alarms started coming in about accidents on Sörmland’s roads. Among other things, the police announced that six cars and a truck ended up in the ditch at the E4 north of Nyköping.
Three people are said to be slightly injured.
Accident upon accident
After the first accident, there was another collision between vehicles on the road, after the traffic was diverted.
– Look out the window and think for yourself if the trip is worth it, says police spokesperson Johnny Gustavsson, who at the same time urges road users to keep an extra distance in bad weather.
Many vehicles involved
Since then, traffic has continued to be noisy. Freelance photographer Pontus Stenberg tells SVT that he has so far seen around fifteen vehicles that have been involved in some kind of accident or traffic jam on the E4 near Nyköping.
– In the afternoon, we had several events at E4. Cars in the ditch, collisions and we had a truck lying on its side, says Per Tillander at Södertörn’s rescue service.
Any injuries are unknown.
Messy in several directions
But it is not only E4 that is affected by the snowstorm. Information has been received that a bus has gone into the ditch in Eskilstuna and a car has slid into a tree. In Katrineholm, a truck drove into the ditch on national highway 57.
According to the Swedish Transport Administration, trucks are stationary on both road 53 between Husbymalmen to Husbygård S and road 55 between Hagstugan and Björkdalen. This will have a very large impact on traffic.
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