Head to head on the E39 – air ambulance on the road – NRK Vestland

Two cars have collided head-on in an 80-zone at Juklestad, between Førde and Skei in Sunnfjord municipality.

Five people have been sent to hospital after the accident. The extent of the damage is currently unknown. The road was completely closed for a period.

Emergency services were notified of the accident at 1047.

– It is a serious accident. The current status is that four people have been taken to hospital in an ambulance. One person has been transported by air ambulance, according to the incident leader for the police, Ole Jørgen Eide.

All patients were supervised by health personnel before being sent to Førde Central Hospital.

– One of the cars is in the ditch, the other in part of the road. We are talking about a high-energy accident, Jostein Steinsland Hauge at 110 West.

Long queues formed in the city.

At 12.49 the police inform that the cars have been removed from the city and the road is open again.

The police do not know the cause of the head-on collision.

– We have documented the scene, speak to witnesses and carry out technical investigations, says team leader Eide.