There have been several accidents in Southern and Eastern Norway after the rainfall on Tuesday. On Ringeriksveien in Hole in Buskerud, a car hit the plow on a plow this afternoon. The accident happened just south of Skaret. – It does not appear to be a serious accident. The driver of the car was alone in the car and must be awake. Health personnel take the driver for a check, writes Sør-East police district. Drove in the guardrail Early this morning, the police in the South-East moved to the E18 in Holmestrand after a traffic accident between the Botnetunellen and Bringåkertunellen. No one was injured, but the right lane in the Bringåker tunnel was closed for a period for car recovery. It was the second accident in Holmestrand in a short time. Earlier this morning, a car drove into the guardrail on the E18 in Holmestrand. According to the police, it was very slippery at the scene. The driver was not injured, but the car sustained extensive material damage. On the E18 north of Vestfold, the precipitation settles like snow on the road. Photo: Vegard Lilleås / news Difficult driving conditions Heavy rainfall has led to difficult driving conditions in several places in Eastern Norway. At Heddal in Telemark, several cars drove off the road this morning. The Norwegian Road Traffic Center expects it to be a demanding day on the road. There are very smooth roads in the inner parts of Telemark. Photo: Lars Tore Endresen / news On the E18 through Vestfold, there is a lot of precipitation in the roadway. Photo: Philip Hofgaard / news – People should be prepared for another day of difficult driving conditions in several places. Slippery roads have been reported especially out in the district. This is what Kjetil Løvås, traffic operator at Vegtrafikksentralen Sør, told news on Tuesday morning. In Vestfold and Telemark, the precipitation has come as snow in inland parts and higher lying areas, but in the south of the county and along the coast the precipitation has come as rain. There is a lot of water in the road, especially between Larvik and Porsgrunn. – It is important to be careful when meeting with a lot of water on the road. Keep both hands on the wheel, said Løvås. On the E-16 at Sollihøgda between Hole and Bærum, a wagon train had problems this morning. There were long queues for a period in the direction of Sandvika. Car spun around Very slippery roads have been reported in several places. In Asker, a vehicle has spun around and hit the median on Slemmestadveien. There is only material damage. – It is very slippery on the spot, which one can go a long way in assuming is the cause of the accident, writes the police in Oslo. Wagon trains need chains on a number of smaller roads in Eastern Norway now. Photo: Philip Hofgaard / news There have also been several accidents in Agder. In Kristiansand, a car drove out onto Kuliaveien. There were three people in the car. None of them were seriously injured. One person was taken to the hospital for a check-up, while two people were taken to the emergency department for a check-up. Earlier this morning, a car was involved in a traffic accident on the E18 near Østerholtheia. Yellow alert Large amounts of rainfall have also led to several power outages. In Midt-Telemark, over 800 households lost power this morning, shows the power outage map of the online company Føre. Over 800 households in Midt-Telemark lost power on Tuesday. Photo: screenshot There have also been several power outages further south in Vestfold and Telemark. The network company Lede has set a yellow alert after many customers lost power in the morning hours on Tuesday. An outage overview showed that 381 customers in Tønsberg were without power, while 269 customers were without power in Holmestrand. 149 customers in Larvik lost power, while more than 100 customers in Skien and 73 customers in Siljan were without power. – The network company is deploying extra resources to sort out the errors, says communications manager Thor Bjørn Omnes. There is a lot of rainfall which has led to problems. – Heavy and wet snow that settles on the trees is some of the worst weather we have, says Omnes. Trees in the road On Fylkesvei 285, which runs between Homledal in Hole and Kjellstad in Lier, the road was closed for a period between Sylling and Skaret due to several trees in the road. – A tree has fallen across Ringeriksveien and is blocking both directions, writes Sør-Øst 110. There have also been problems with trees in the roadway in Agder. On Rv 41 near Åmli, a tree fell across the road this morning, just north of the exit to Fiskvatn. The tree covered both lanes of traffic.
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