SMHI warns: slippery roads in the county of Östergötland, Småland and Västra Götaland – Aftonbladet

Now warns Swedish meteorological and hydrological institute, slippery roads in Western Sweden, Småland and Östergötland.

Snow on cold road surfaces makes it risky on the roads.

Östergötland occurred eight traffic accidents in a short time.

– We strongly advise against road users who do not have winter tires to give out on the roads during the evening, ” says Thomas Agnevik, presstalesperson for police in Östergötland.

During the day there has been ice in many places in the south of Sweden.

In the morning killed two men, in the 20 – and 50-year-olds, when the car they were traveling in drove into the median barrier on the E4 highway in the northbound directionVaggeryd

And in the afternoon have SMHI issued a class 1 warning for the sudden ishalka in Western Sweden, Småland and Östergötland for the evening and the night.

Snow, freezing rain, and rain can provide road surfaces that quickly freeze into.

Police in the county of Östergötland has been busy and is now going out, and warns against slipping on his website.

Drove out on the go

– Yes, we think that there is reason to do it. It has been snowing a lot and then you ought to see that there is a risk of slipping, but it is not all that makes it, ” says Thomas Agnevik.

During the short period of time occurred not less than eight traffic accidents in the county, more or less at the same time.

At the intersection Luftvärnsgatan/south route in Linköping had three cars with six people involved – and at the intersection Tornbyvägen/Gottorpsgatan four cars.

national highway 34, at the height of the Borensberg, occurred in a one and on the old E4, route 636, a car drove by and landed on the roof, out on the field.

– It is between one and four cars are involved, both kökrockar and singelavåkningar. Most of them are not with injuries so far, but we had a collision between a passenger car and a light truck on road 23/34 in the Ballinasloe and there were three people taken to hospital in an ambulance, ” says Thomas Agnevik.

Law on winter tyres

Police in Östergötland advise all who do not have winter tires to give out on the roads during the evening.

– We are concerned about more accidents, and, as of today, it is actually illegal to ride with something other than snow tires.

And give it out in traffic to get to calm down a little.

Dmv also warns for snow and wet road surfaces, among other things, on the E4 between Linköping and Mjölby, on the E4 highway, between Valla and Linköping, and on the path 206 between Mantorp and Skänninge, which assesses the situation as very awkward.

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In the morning, occurred a fatal accident on the E4 highway in the northbound direction Vaggeryd

A car had driven into the changed and the car must be cut up.

Two men, one in his 20s and one in his 50s, was injured fatally and died later in hospital. Relatives are notified.

1 december 201617:36