Three dead after car drove through brobom – Aftonbladet

Three people died after a car at two o’clock in the night drove through a brobom the E4 in Södertälje.

The car plunged over 25 meters and sank in the channel .

– Three adults were killed, says Eva Nilsson at Stockholm police.

at 2:18 the night of Saturday, police received calls about a road barrier at highway bridge in Södertälje hung out in the road, then the police patrol sent to the site.

– on the way there we get a call from a motorist who say that the car has driven down the channel associated with the bridge closed. On the bridge we found since car parts, says Anders Mattsson, duty officer at the police in Stockholm.

Jonny Alexandersson from Jonkoping stood with his truck near the bridge and waited for the bridge opening would be closed.

– Then there will be a car that pushes and drives like a madman, the drive on the left side toward the middle rail and cuts a rear view mirror of a taxi cab that also stands there. Then there was an awful bang before the car disappeared. Many were obviously very shocked by this, says Jonny Alexandersson.

“Found a third body ‘

Emergency services and police were quickly on the scene and divers arrived later. At 04 o’clock, the police could confirm that two people died in the accident.

– The rescue services have found a car in the canal and two deceased individuals, says Mats Lindberg, duty officer at the police in Stockholm County.

One of the people found in the water, the other in the car. Later in the morning, found another dead person in the car.

– There are three adults who have perished. The people are not yet fully identified and therefore we can not give any details about the victims, says Eva Nilsson, press officer at the Stockholm police.

At 8:30 was the rescue operation at the scene of the accident concluded.

– There is nothing to suggest that there should be some more in the water, says Lars-Åke Steve Lind, chief operating officer at the rescue center in Stockholm.

be on your way down

still unknown what caused the car drove through the boom and into the water. The car ran in a northerly direction when it went through the boom under the bridge opening, which according to the Maritime Administration was carried out at 1:57 because the ship would pass.

The police have taken note of the witness statements claiming that the accident car drove by motorists had stopped when the bridge was opened. According to the data shall have the motorist rammed the boom and gone into the water.

– the information is there but I can not say that the scenario becomes final. We still hope to get information from more witnesses who have seen the incident, says Eva Nilsson at Stockholm police.

fell from 26.5 meters

E4 bridge over the Södertälje channel car went down, has segelfrihöjd of 26.5 meters in normal mode. Saturday morning’s rescue operation was delayed because of the condition of the car.

– It is strongly demolished and it seems difficult to salvage otherwise than to draw it up on one of the channel sides. It is important that we get the car up because clearance for ships is not so great, said Torsten Kjell, chief operating officer at the emergency services in Södertörn, on Saturday morning.

Because of the accident, E4 closed in the northbound direction and traffic led on.

– the bridge is closed for a while for repair work, you should probably expect a few hours at least, says Lars-Åke Steve Lind, chief operating officer at the rescue center.

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