Several serious motorcycle accidents across the country – NRK Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio

Two young motorcycle drivers were seriously injured in a traffic accident on Svelgfossvegen in Notodden on Wednesday evening. Both have been flown to Ullevål hospital by air ambulance.

The police were notified of the incident at 8.15pm, and quickly arrived at the scene. Both of the two motorcycle drivers were awake, but appeared to be badly injured, according to the police.

–Life-saving first aid is being carried out at the scene, but we currently know nothing about the course of events, said operations manager in the South-East police district, Ottar Steinstø to NRK just before 8.30pm.

At 21.20 the police report that both the two motorbike drivers have been taken to Ullevål hospital by air ambulance.

– The road will be closed for quite some time. Forensic technicians are on their way to carry out investigations, says Steinstø.

According to tips, the accident must have happened on a bend, and there is an 80-zone in the area.

The motorcycle drivers must have been part of a larger motorcycle entourage, writes newspaper Varden.

At 03.47 on Thursday night, the police announced that the road was open to free traffic after forensics and the accident team had completed their work at the scene.

Several accidents across the country

It is not only in Notodden that motorcycles have been involved in traffic accidents:

• A motorcycle and a car collided in a collision west of the center of Vestby. The motorcycle rider, a man in his 50s, was seriously injured but is stable. He was transported by air ambulance to Ullevål hospital, according to the police. Two people in the car are also slightly injured.
• In Etne in Vestland, two people on a motorcycle overturned after being hit by a lorry. One person was slightly injured.
• In Sigdal municipality in Buskerud, a motorcyclist drove off the road when he failed to make the turn. The driver was slightly injured.
• In Froland in Agder, a motorcyclist who was practicing driving ended up in a traffic accident when a car that drove into the bike in a roundabout.
• The driver of the motorcycle was slightly injured.
• In Ås in Akershus, one person was slightly injured when a motorcycle drove into a trailer.
• In Time municipality in Rogaland, a motorcycle was hit from behind by a car. The motorcycle driver, a woman in her 20s, was slightly injured in the accident.
• In the municipality of Sveio in Vestland, four people were involved in a traffic accident when two motorcycles collided. One person was slightly injured.

There have also been minor accidents where no one was injured in several places. Among other things in Oslo and Bergen.

– Unfortunately, when spring comes, we have a number of serious motorcycle accidents. It is unfortunately a well-known phenomenon, says Christoffer Solstad Steen in Trygg Trafikk.

On fine days when the sun is shining and the asphalt is dry, people relax more in traffic, which can lead to more accidents, says Steen.

– When there are good conditions, nice light and warm and comfortable, you might think that you can drive faster or are not as observant.

– Brush up on your MC skills

Last year, 20 motorbike drivers lost their lives in traffic, and 134 were seriously injured, according to the Emergency Police (UP). Many of the accidents happen when the weather is nice.

The call from UP is clear:

– We encourage drivers to brush up on their MC knowledge before setting off on a long trip, as they haven’t had driving training for a while. And that they are aware that they are less visible in the traffic picture because they are small, says police inspector Stine Benjaminsen Nygård.