Vogntog drove out of the road in Lurøy by Kvinvatnet in Nordland – news Nordland

Just before eight this morning, it was reported that a lorry had run off the road on county road 7410 at Kvinvatnet in Lurøy municipality in Nordland. The heavy transport is said to have run down a slope towards Kvinvatnet, and after good help from other road users, the driver was picked up. The person in question was sent by rescue helicopter to UNN in Tromsø, with unknown extent of damage, the fire service reports at 09:16. According to landowner in the area, Jostein Solvang, things could have gone much worse. – It is a really steep slope that is dense with trees. Down to the water it is around 50-60 meters, and the driver has had luck that has not ended up in the lake. The entire guardrail has been cut down and the train is overturned against trees, about 50 meters from the lake Kvinvatnet in Lurøy municipality. Photo: Ståle Vonstad / Foreign lorry Solvang says that he does not want to speculate too much about the reason for the descent, but says that there is newly laid asphalt on the road. – There is therefore an extra high asphalt edge on the site. It is also a narrow turn and a narrow road, he says. The police inform news that the train is foreign. – There was a long fear that the train would roll or slip into the water, but fortunately there were many road users who had arrived at the site, and were of great help to get him out of the train, says operations manager Ulf Slettan to news. It is here in the Helgeland municipality of Lurøy that the train drove off the road. The extent of the damage is not known, but the lorry driver was picked up by motorists who were in the area. Blocked road The road is blocked in both directions, but the police state that traffic is occasionally allowed through. There is a diesel leak from the lorry being handled when it is well enough secured, the fire brigade informs. – It is probably planned to put booms in the water to catch any diesel leak, says Trond Rabben, duty commander for the 110 exchange to news.



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