Since SMHI issued an orange warning for southeastern Skåne on Thursday afternoon, traffic accidents have been occurring continuously. After a night with around 50 traffic incidents, according to P4 Malmöhus, the weather continues to cause problems.
Traffic was already at a standstill early Friday morning when a head-on collision between two trucks caused a total blockage on the E4 past Markaryd. Later, a plow truck caught fire on the E65, which meant traffic was blocked at Skurup.
“Hope the car doesn’t die”
The weather problems have also reached western Sweden this morning. On Highway 40 outside Gothenburg, mile-long queues formed after about ten vehicles were involved in a series of accidents.
There was also a stop on the E4 south of Jönköping, between Torsvik and Råslätt, after a truck leaked gas in an accident, according to P4 Jönköping.
"It's just a matter of biting the bullet. I just have to hope that the car doesn't die," Jonathan Björkqvist tells the radio station, while he sits and waits in his car on the E4.
No one was seriously injured in any of the incidents.
Accidents follow one another
SMHI urges people not to venture out into traffic unnecessarily. In addition to the orange warning for snowfall and strong winds, a yellow warning has also been issued for southern and central Skåne. The warnings are valid until 2 p.m. on Friday.
Snowfall is expected in parts of Västra Götaland County, where a yellow warning has been issued from 12 noon.
After 1 p.m., all of the aforementioned closures were lifted, but shortly afterwards, further accidents occurred on the E4 at Jönköping and on national road 40 west of Borås.
