Head-on collision on E6 highway in Innlandet, Norway, Digi Mart USA News (Ringebu, Innlandet, Norway): The E6 highway in Innlandet has been closed following a serious head-on collision on Monday morning. Emergency services were dispatched to the accident, which occurred south of Frya in Ringebu shortly after 9 a.m.
local time.
According to police, two people were involved in what is reported to be a head-on collision between a passenger car and a truck. Police operations leader Ove Stian Ovrum described the incident in the police log as appearing serious.
Shortly before 11:30 a.m., police confirmed that the driver of the passenger car had died at the scene. Next of kin have been notified, police said in the log.
Police crime scene technicians and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration’s accident analysis group are at the scene to conduct investigations. Ovrum said the road will remain closed for a while longer.
