Steinras closes provincial road 5418 in Osterøy



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– We still don’t know of anyone who was caught in the landslide, says duty commander Christer Skei on exchange 110 to Bergens Tidende.

Exchange 110 reported the landslide at 8:35 p.m. A boat with lights heads to the site to assist, facilitate and secure the work.

The road is broken

According to the police, 5-6 meters of the road are broken. Large rocks and trees cover the road.

– The road is about 40 meters above sea level. We’ll do a search, he says.

According to Operations Director Tatjana Knappen in the West Police District, a bus passed the scene just before the landslide.

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Evacuated residents

– The driver hadn’t seen a car behind him, but we can’t be 100 percent sure, says Knappen.

According to NRK, residents living near the crash site are evacuated. The road is the only way to get in and out of town.

Bergensavisen writes that the county road along the Sørfjorden is a well-known stretch exposed to landslides, and that local people have long expressed a desire for a new and safer road.

The case is being updated



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