Train ran over semitrailer at Brøttum station in Ringsaker – news Innlandet – Local news, TV and radio

The Dovran railway is closed between Moelv and Lillehammer. The semi-trailer was about to cross the railway track at Brøttum station when the work train ran into it. No people were injured. The train must have been traveling at low speed when the collision occurred, but the semi-trailer was still moved many meters in the collision. UNDAMAGED: The semi-trailer from Estonia was moved many meters in the collision with the train, but the driver escaped unharmed. Photo: Alexander Nordby / news Bjørn Iversen, who is head of railways at the company Spordrift, says those who led the train saw that there was something in the track. – The train driver had time to start braking. But they had a certain speed and couldn’t quite make it, and therefore drove into the semi-trailer, explains Iversen. Lights and barriers The police in Inlandet cannot say what caused the accident yet. Accident site manager Stig Lillesveen states that there are both barriers and light regulation on the crossing. BARRIER: There are both barriers and light control at the crossing at Brøttum station. Photo: Alexander Nordby / news – Yes, it is both light and boom regulated. It is not clear if the barriers were down. As far as the police know, the work train was not working at Brøttum station, but was supposed to pass through. Transported by bus The Dovrebanen will be closed between Moelv and Lillehammer for quite some time to come. In the meantime, passengers are transported by bus between the two stations, and from there on by train. The trains turn at Moelv and Lillehammer stations respectively. Communications manager in Vy, Åge-Christoffer Lundeby, says that they have buses in place and that there are no major delays for the passengers Salvage They are now working on on-site investigations before the train line is cleared. – First we will move the work train away and then we will recover the lorry eventually, says site manager Lillesveen. The police were notified of the accident at 09:00. At the time, it was a little unclear what had happened, but they got clarity early on that there were no injuries. RECOVERY: The work train must be moved first, then the semi-trailer. Photo: Alexander Nordby / news



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