– The person who is suspected is charged in the case because it has been decided to take a blood test and seize the person’s assets. It is too early to say whether drugs were involved. A blood test will reveal that, says Tove Glendrange in the Agder police district in a press release. On Tuesday morning, TV 2 reports that a person has been charged with negligent driving after the roller coaster accident at Flekkefjord. – One of the people who was in the car has so far been questioned by the police. The National Highways Agency’s accident commission and crime technicians from the police have been to the scene of the accident, we are carrying out further technical investigations and collecting electronic traces, says Glendrange. The police do not want to disclose what came out of the interrogation. Based on the information obtained so far, the police have a suspect driving the car. All five people who were in the car are described as seriously injured. Earlier it was stated that three people involved were seriously injured. – I cannot comment on the state of health, but the five injured have been admitted to various hospitals, says investigative leader Tove Glendrange in the Agder police district to news. As for the cause of the accident, it is too early to say anything about this as of now, according to the head of the investigation. The National Accident Commission has also been notified. – I cannot say anything about the course of events. It indicates that the car came from the west driving east, she says to news. Investigation manager Tove Glendrange. Photo: Lars Gunnar Eie / news Asking for tips from the public The police are asking anyone with information about the case to get in touch. The police are not aware of any witnesses to the accident itself. It was Monday morning just before 6 o’clock that a Russian car with five people drove off the road on the E39 at Flekkefjord. The five are aged 18 to 19. The young people were flown to hospitals in Kristiansand, Stavanger and Bergen. The person who was admitted to Sørlandet Hospital has since been moved to Ullevål Hospital in Oslo. The Russian car was partly under water after the accident on the E39. Photo: Lars Gunnar Eie / news Full focus on the students In Flekkefjord, the municipality and crisis team are fully focused on the students who come to school on Tuesday. – All the pupils are going to school today, so we will take care of them then. And then we expect that there will also be other young people who have just left school or who go to other schools and who want to apply to Flekkefjord to be with their friends, in this difficult time. Municipal chief physician Ola Vassbø leads the crisis team in Flekkefjord. Photo: Siv Kristin Sællmann / news That’s according to municipal superintendent Ola Vassbø, who leads the crisis team in Flekkefjord. He says that the accident affects young people far beyond the municipal boundary. – There are close ties between the municipalities in Agder and the young people have friends everywhere, so we have also extended a hand to Rogaland to Moi and Egersund and down to Lyngdal. This is how the Russian car lay in the water after the accident at Fosseland. Photo: Lars Gunnar Eie / news – Don’t sit alone Vassbø encourages parents and young people to talk together about the bad feelings that many people now feel. – It is important that you are not left alone with difficult feelings now, and that parents and children must talk together. Dare to feel the feelings and talk about them. Mayor Per Sverre Kvinlaug in Kvinesdal municipality. Photo: Tom Richard Hanssen-Olsen / news – We see that young people are good at taking care of each other and that is important in such a time as we are in now, says mayor Per Sverre Kvinlaug in Kvinesdal. He says the municipality, through the crisis team, helps young people, parents and others who need support. – It is a demanding time. We will contribute what we can and have a very good collaboration with Flekkefjord and the various agencies. Several fatal accidents The National Road Administration’s accident preparedness group and the police’s forensic technicians have investigated the accident scene. The Accident Investigation Board has also been briefed on the accident, and director William J. Bertheussen says they will make an assessment on Tuesday morning as to whether they should carry out investigations. Monday’s accident comes just a few weeks after two other serious accidents in the region. One in Moi, where two teenagers died, and one on the E39 at Drangsdalen, where a young man died.
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A person charged with negligent driving after the roller coaster accident at Flekkefjord – news Sørlandet – Local news, TV and radio
