13 injured after car drives into nightlife queue in Hamar – news Innlandet – Local news, TV and radio

– We cannot give information about what injuries individuals have received, but we can state that none of the 13 will have life-threatening injuries, says police attorney Ingrid Hagen. The owner of the driverless car has been stripped of his driver’s license and charged following the accident. The car has been impounded and will be further examined. The police are still working to find out why the car started rolling. – There is still nothing to indicate that this was a deliberate act, says police attorney Ingrid Hagen. Crowded with people in the streets The accident happened at 21.20 Friday evening. The car was at the Vangsvegen-Torggata intersection above the Festiviteten pub when it started rolling down the street. The pavement was jam-packed with people queuing to enter the club, and the car rolled into the queue some distance down the street. QUEUE: The driverless car rolled into this queue in the center of Hamar. Photo: Espen Aleksander F. Børresen / news There were extra people out in town in connection with the Løkkecup football party, which was organized that weekend. Both police and ambulances were on the scene within minutes. Several of the injured suffered fractures. The police cannot say more about what kind of injuries the 13 who are now considered victims have received. INJURED: The injured received help on the spot or in hospital after they were hit by a driverless car in the center of Hamar. Photo: Aleksander Nordengen Brevig / news Hamar municipality provided a crisis team in the town hall, but not many people are said to have made use of it. The charge The driver, who is a local man in his 30s, is charged under Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act, which states that everyone must show consideration and caution so that no one is in danger. He has now been appointed a defender. The police do not want to say what he has explained in questioning. But they say there is still no indication that it was a deliberate act. The car has been impounded and technical examinations will be carried out on it.



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