One hypothesis is that the collision is not accidental – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country

Earlier on Sunday evening, a person was hit at Solli plass in Oslo. The police state that the person is critically injured, and has been taken to hospital for treatment. – There has been an incident where a car has been involved. We cannot rule out that this is an intentional incident, i.e. that it was done on purpose. We found a person who was very seriously injured. He has been taken to hospital for treatment, his condition is described as critical, says the police’s task leader, Svend Bjelland, to VG. This is where the collision happened. Photo: Annika Byrde / NTB – Searching intensively The police do not want to comment on why they think the collision may have happened on purpose, but say that they have several witness descriptions of the incident. The perpetrator disappeared from the scene after the collision. The police are now looking for the person in question. – We have control of the car, it was found some distance from here. But we have no control over those who have driven the car, so that is where we are now. That we are looking intensively for those who have driven the car. We are also interested in getting in touch with more witnesses, says the task leader. The car in question is a white Nissan Leaf. The police are on the scene. Photo: Annika Byrde / NTB There may be acquaintance between the victim and the suspect In a press release, the Oslo police write that they are investigating the case. – We are working on the basis of several hypotheses, and one of these is that this accident is not an arbitrary incident. It may have occurred as a result of an acquaintance between the victim and the suspect. There is no reason to believe that this incident will affect public safety in the city of Oslo, they write. The police received the report at 19:06. They say they have control at the scene. – A technical and tactical investigation was launched, which is still ongoing at full strength. In addition to this, a search is underway for one or more people who fled the scene in a car, the police write.



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