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A rental car got into serious trouble in a large E6 underpass and ended up lying on its side on Andslimoen in Målselv municipality on Saturday morning.
“We have received a report about it and we have spoken with people at the scene. There is no suspicion of intoxication and there are no personal injuries.”
This is stated by operations manager Karl Erik Thomassen of the Troms Police District on Saturday morning.
There were Asian tourists in the car.
The alarm was raised when the report came in, and it quickly became clear that the situation was serious. The tourists left the scene, and the police have not been able to determine whether they were injured.
The police say it is possible that the driver did not realize there was a roundabout at the location, and by the time the driver became aware of it, it was too late and the car hit the guardrail. The vehicle then continued over the damaged guardrail before ending up on its side in the ditch on the road coming up from Industriveien and onto the E6 at Andslimoen.
“We have encouraged the driver to contact the rental company,” says Thomassen.
He says that Saturday’s incident fits well into a pattern of regular incidents in the police district.
“Foreign tourists are overrepresented,” says Thomassen regarding the many run-off-the-road accidents that occur during the day.
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