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The first snow of the season at various locations in eastern Norway gives motorists trouble in the twig in the morning. – Driving on summer tires is not recommended, says the traffic center.
Snow, sleet, and slippery roads make for difficult driving conditions in the morning rush hour. On Twitter, police operations centers have reported a total of 20 traffic accidents so far this morning.
In Asker and Bærum, there have been three collisions between motorists, cyclists and pedestrians so far.
– Three accidents of this type in half an hour are higher than normal. This is likely due to bad weather and driving, combined with a lot of commuter traffic, says Oslo Police Operations Manager Gjermund Stokkli.
He says there is talk of minor injuries and major traffic problems.
– People who now do not have winter tires, should leave the car. It is recommended, so as not to have to have more accidents. From experience, there are more accidents, it is usually like this on days like this, he says.
SNOWFALL: Snow on E18 near Asker.
– Those who stray from the road report that the north of Oslo, in Romerike, is slippery, says the head of tasks in the eastern police district, Andreas Paulsen.
He says that so far there have been no serious traffic accidents, but there have been material damages.
– There may be a stop here, says Paulsen when notified of an accident on the E6 in Jessheim.
A car has hit the railing heading north.
Vegtrafikksentralen øst reports that there is reduced traffic between Hauerseterkrysset and Mogreina in the direction of Hamar due to the accident.
There has also been an accident in Fredrikstadbrua, where three cars are involved. There, the police have to direct traffic, reports the traffic center.
– Police ask everyone to drive under the conditions and put on winter tires before driving on the conditions in which they are demanding it, reports the Eastern Police District on Twitter.
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– If you live in areas where snow has settled on the road and you are wearing summer tires, then leave the car, operations manager in the southeast police district Erik Gunnerød told VG just after kl. 03.30.
– If you have changed to winter tires, it is important to drive according to the conditions, but if you are not properly shoes: leave the car stopped, he repeated.
In Eggedal, a truck with a trailer and a car have been involved in a traffic accident. Two people must get out of the vehicles.
– We expect more lead accidents today, says Southeast Operations Manager Marius Knudsen.
In Jarlsbergveien, two cars collided head-on in zone 40. There is no suspicion of serious personal injury, police report.
On the E18 in Eik, a car entered the railing heading north.
– Today various weather conditions have been reported, and then the clear encouragement is that if you are going to go out and drive you must be sure that the car, and especially the tires, are correct. If there is snow, you should have winter tires and drive according to conditions, says the operations manager.
WHITE ROADS: On the E6 in Andelva the weather is good with snow on the asphalt on Tuesday morning. Photo: Norwegian Public Road Administration
The Norwegian Meteorological Institute has issued a yellow warning for snow in much of southern Norway, also in parts of the interior.
– It’s going well, so far. There have been a couple of exits where people have gotten off the road. People seem to have the right shot, which is good as he’s probably mostly targeted throughout the Inland, operations manager Stig Folstad Hansen in the Inland.
The warning also applies to the west of the country. Fylkesvei 55 Sognefjellet was closed last night and will remain closed until a reassessment at 1 pm, Vegtrafikksentralen vest reports.
In Åsane, near Bergen prison, two cars collided, creating traffic problems.
– Here it counts as usual. There’s not much snow yet, but it’s been cold in the morning and the road is slippery, says operations manager Stine Mjelde in the West Police District.
Warn: – The snow line is low
Traffic operator Nils Aae in the eastern region of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration says the Oslo area is mostly humid.
If, on the other hand, you go out onto the back roads, you will find mud. The same applies to the E6 north of Oslo.
At Romerike, the E6 is slippery, while some less traveled back roads are covered in snow.
– It is definitely a day to drive on winter tires; driving on summer tires as seen now is not recommended, says Aae.
Throughout southern Norway, the emergency services of the road authority are on the roads and plows.
– You must bear in mind that the snow line is low, so you can quickly go out on slippery roads and find snow between 2-400 meters above sea level, warns the traffic operator.
