The road is open to free traffic after the collapse, no injuries have been reported following the accident. – A stone has come down from the mountainside and hit a car, reported the Traffic Center. The police received a report just before 1:00 p.m. that a driver had had a stone thrown over the front of his car. The stone hit the bonnet and windscreen of the car. – The driver was reported and got away from the city, says incident leader Joachim Malterud at the West police district. Between 30 and 40 kg – The driver estimates the stone to be between 30 and 40 kilos, says operations manager at the West police district, Eivind Hellesund. Police, ambulance, tow truck and contractor were sent to the city. The contractor assessed the situation and opened the road just after 14:00. The driver was alone in the car and is physically unharmed but shaken up after the incident. – In the confusion, the car ended up in the ditch and in the rock wall, says Hellesund. Known stretch of road The accident happened on Fylkesveg 609 between Askvoll and Førde. Commuters have been asking for years for it to be improved. During periods of rainfall and winter, the road has been closed for longer periods. The stretch is very prone to landslides and has been planned for a long time to be improved. Vestland county council has authorized close to 800 million to build a tunnel past the city. – This could have been worse, so in that sense he has been lucky and we are happy that there are no serious injuries, says the operations manager about the driver. The road is open to free traffic after an hour and a half closure.
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Stone hit a car on a county road – news Vestland
