A serious traffic accident caused total stop on the E4 north of Örkelljunga.
Two trucks had collided.
Three firefighters were taken to hospital after damaged by a wire.
the alarm about the accident came in 17:42. It was north of Skåne Örkelljunga that two trucks had collided.
– There is a major traffic accident that occurred in the southbound direction. One of the trucks got into the northbound lane, so there is total stop in both directions, said Stephan Söderholm, spokesperson at Skåne police.
Three firefighters were injured
Several people were taken to hospital. Söderholm do not want to say anything about the injury situation.
– I do not speak about it. Moderately it is not, in any case, he said.
One of the truck drivers had to be taken by ambulance to hospital. He is also suspected of drunk driving, police writes on his website.
In addition, several firefighters were injured during the rescue work. In total, three out of the emergency brought by ambulance to the hospital.
– Apparently a wire in my railing broke and hit one or two from the emergency services, says Stephan Söderholm.
Five people have been to the hospital.
– one has life-threatening injuries, one is seriously injured and three are slightly injured, said Jimmy Gottfridsson at Region Skåne’s press office, referring to health care leaders in place. He confirms that three of those five are firefighters, but has no information regarding the severity of their specific injuries.
Long queues
There were long queues in both directions and traffic diverted. The clock 19:11 the police announced that traffic is dropped at the southbound direction.
– It’s still off in the northbound direction, it will be up to midnight approximately, says Stephan Söderholm.
The reason is that the truck stays on the road.
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