A man in his 20s drove off a railway crossing and fell into a train track in Drammen just after seven o’clock. The driver has been taken to the emergency room, but is not expected to be seriously injured. The car is a total wreck, and there must be some damage to the track and overhead line. Operations manager Øystein Eikedalen tells news that the man must have missed the railway crossing and then ended up on the track. He is said to have been drunk and the police have taken blood samples from the man. The driver’s license has been confiscated. – It is not inconceivable that there will be a compensation claim for the damage he has caused to both the track and the bridge, says Eikedalen. There is some damage to both the car, the track and the catenary, the police report. Photo: Joakim Fjeldli Does not affect train traffic Press officer Olav Nordli in Bane Nor tells Drammens Tidende, which reported the case first, that everything will be sorted out and that the car will be removed, as well as that technical facilities will be checked and possibly repaired. The incident does not affect train traffic. – Now fortunately, work is planned in Drammen, which means that there is no ordinary train traffic. Fortunately, it does not affect us right now. Then there is some time to sort things out, says Nordli to the newspaper.
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Drove off a bridge – landed on the railway track in Drammen – news Oslo and Viken – Local news, TV and radio
