LATEST 10.30 p.m.: The Flår tunnel is open to traffic again. The person involved in the accident has been sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The emergency services moved with large resources to the Flår tunnel in Horten on Monday evening, where the accident had occurred. They were notified of the incident at 5:10 p.m. The accident happened inside the Flår tunnel on the E18 outside Horten. Photo: Vestfold intermunicipal fire service Thrown out of the car There was only one person involved in the incident, where a car has probably hit the rock wall inside the tunnel at high speed. A man was taken to hospital by ambulance after the accident. No other vehicles are said to have been physically involved in what happened. – He has been thrown out of the vehicle inside the tunnel. The man is seriously injured, the police operations manager reported on Twitter after they arrived at the scene. The tunnel has subsequently been closed pending a crime scene investigation with crime scene technicians and the state’s accident team. The tunnel was reopened on Monday evening. The police’s incident leader, Svenn Arne Heian, says that the scene of the accident was chaotic when the emergency services entered the tunnel. – It was a very unclear situation. First aid was given at the scene when the police and ambulance arrived. Svenn Arne Heian, task leader in the Southeast police district. Photo: Robert Hansen / news The police have questioned several witnesses at the scene of the accident. – When there is such a serious accident, we have to close for quite a long time to secure evidence, and ensure that those who work are safe at the site, says Heian. Long queues The main road is still closed in the northbound direction, with detours possible via Undrumsveien. According to news’s reporter, there were long queues in the area, but northbound traffic is now to be diverted away from the scene. The car was on its roof when the emergency vehicles arrived, the fire service says. – The fire crews secured the car and the scene of damage, and then returned to the fire station. Ambulances were the first emergency services on the scene and had already taken care of the injured. They left the tunnel when we arrived, says duty fire chief Tor-Atle Jakobsen.
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