Sweden: collapse of a highway over more than a hundred meters
The authorities and police have reported that a section of European Route 6, which connects Trelleborg in Sweden to Kirkenes in Norway via Oslo, collapsed on Saturday, September 23rd, near Göteborg in southwestern Sweden.
“I cannot reword”
Three individuals were taken to the hospital for “minor injuries” following the collapse, which occurred in Stenungsund (📍), 50 km north of Gothenburg, according to a police spokesperson, August Brandt.
Plusieurs semaines de travaux à prévoir
Les images des médias locaux montrent une large brèche courant sur plus d’une centaine de mètres, avec plusieurs camions endommagés et inclinés tandis qu’un bus s’est enfoncé dans un trou. D’importantes fissures lézardent le parking d’une station-service et le toit du restaurant rapide Burger King voisin s’est en partie effondré. Une zone boisée s’est, elle, fortement affaissée.
A preliminary investigation for “aggravated public destruction” has been opened and investigators will question the staff of a nearby construction site where explosions occurred, the police announced in a statement. “It is not certain whether there is a connection between the blasting, the work on the site, and the collapse,” the police added.
At this stage, according to the authorities, the possibility of further landslides cannot be ruled out. The Swedish National Transport Administration anticipates a closure of several weeks for this section of the E6 highway.
