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LATEST: Several cars have been involved in a traffic accident on the E6 near Halmstad in Moss. There must have been a collision from behind with at least four cars involved.

The police state that there is no question of personal injury. All those involved are out of the cars.

The accident occurred in the southbound direction. According to the road traffic centre, the left lane is closed in the direction of Sarpsborg.

Expect a lot of traffic

The greatest pressure in exit traffic in the Oslo area is expected after 2pm on Wednesday, the day before Ascension Day and squeezed in on Friday.

In this connection, many have taken a long weekend and will perhaps travel to the cabin or elsewhere.

– In Eastern Norway, the most pressure is expected from Oslo. There will probably be the most traffic on the E18 to Southern Norway and the E6 northwards or towards Sweden, says traffic operator Barbro Evensen Venhagen in the Vegtrafikksentralen east to NTB at 1.30pm.

Here, in 2021 and 2022, there was a doubling in delays, compared to normal rush hour traffic, according to a press release from the Norwegian Road Administration on Tuesday.

She says that there has already been traffic, and she adds that it will probably be busy on the roads until 8pm.

– If you have the opportunity, pack your suitcase now and leave, or wait until after 6 p.m., is the advice from the traffic operator.

Currently little traffic towards Sørlandet

The Swedish Traffic Center, which monitors traffic in Buskerud, Vestfold, Telemark and Agder, says at 2.20pm that so far it looks fine in most places.

– The only thing is that the traffic is starting to get a little denser at Kjellstad in Lier. Otherwise, we do not see that it has started to clog up the traffic and other hub locations, says traffic operator Sara Bendiksen to NRK.

The traffic figures from 2021 and 2022 show that the delays on the Wednesday before Christ’s ascension have started from around 2pm, peaked between 3-5pm, and have lasted until around 8pm on the most popular routes.