Two cars have collided inside the Atlantic Tunnel, and the accident is said to be serious, the police report. Two people are involved in the accident. All the emergency services are on the scene, there is also an ambulance helicopter in place to transport the injured away. Vegtrafikksentralen reports that the tunnel will be closed for a longer period. – The collision must have happened at the bottom of the tunnel. There was one person in each car, says operations manager in the police, Arild Reite. According to him, the cars must have been driven in either direction. The Atlantic tunnel is closed due to the accident. Photo: Marius André Jenssen Stenberg / news The tunnel may be closed for a while. There is an 80-zone in the city. It is unclear how long the tunnel will be closed as a result of the accident. – The road can quickly be closed for a while, says Reite. Vegtrafikksentralen reports that the tunnel will be closed for a longer period after the accident. Detour is via national road 70/E39 Bergsøya, and county road 64 via Eide/Vevang and Atlanterhavsvegen.
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