The extent of the damage is not known, but the police say that the woman was hit by a car at low speed. The collision occurred in a pedestrian crossing. At 17.12 the police stated that the driver of the car that hit the woman is suspected of drink driving. The person concerned is produced for the necessary tests. There was a long standing queue in the area around the Telemark Hospital where the accident happened. Just before 19.30, the police state that they and the accident team have finished at the scene. Bilberger has collected car n and the road has been opened to normal traffic again. – Looks chaotic – It looks quite chaotic and it probably spreads to large parts of the west side of Skien, says emergency manager Knut Rune Hansen in the fire service in Skien to news just before 4 p.m. The police have closed Ulefossvegen after the accident that happened in connection with a pedestrian crossing. Photo: Theodor Aasland Valen / news news has spoken to the police at the scene of the accident. – We don’t have much we can go out with right now, but one person was hit in connection with a pedestrian crossing, says police chief constable Thor Anders Gunnerød at the South-East police district. The injured woman was first taken by ambulance to Telemark Hospital, but a short time later flown to Ullevål Hospital. The police have closed Ulefossvegen to traffic on the stretch between the roundabout at the hospital and the roundabout at Moflatakrysset. – As of now, we do not know anything more about the extent of the damage, or what kind of damage we are talking about, says operations manager Tom Richard Skuggedal at the South-East police district to news at 4.30pm. Crime scene technicians at the scene of the accident, the National Road Administration’s accident group, have been notified of the incident, the police say. At 17.45 the police state that the accident team and crime technicians from the police are working at the scene of the accident. – The patrol is questioning various witnesses and the crime scene will be closed to normal traffic until further notice, says operations manager Skuggedal. He adds that low sun may be a reason why the car driver did not observe the woman in the pedestrian crossing. – It has been decided to confiscate the driver’s license in the case, says Skuggedal. Published 29/10/2024, at 16.24 Updated 29.10.2024, at 19.33
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