It was at 1:39 a.m. on the night between September 22 and 23, 2023 that an area several hundred metres long east of the E6 suddenly began to move.
Several cars and a bus were driven over or stuck in the landslide area when the earth pushed the highway in front of them. Three people were slightly injured when the car they were travelling in was dragged along by the landslide, and approximately 400 metres of the E6 were destroyed.
Lots on the wrong lot
Now the landowner and a contractor in the area are being charged with negligently causing the landslide.
"I mean that they violated several rules of care. Among other things, they exceeded the permitted ground load - four times as much," says prosecutor Daniel Veivo Pettersson.
Another important precaution is that everything should be done within the property boundary. But here they have entered 30 metres into another plot.
The defendants deny any crime, but are suspected of gross negligence causing public danger, gross bodily harm, causing danger to others and unauthorized environmental activities.
"Shuttle service with trucks"
According to the indictment, approximately 19,000 cubic metres more excavated material than permitted was stored in the area - excavated material that came from completely different construction sites, among other things.
There has been largely shuttle traffic with trucks from various construction sites in Western Sweden, mainly from another earthwork in Stenungsund, says Daniel Veivo Pettersson.
For this, one of the companies has received 24 million kronor in about four months. That is a possible reason why they have done this.
Daniel Veivo Pettersson is demanding a corporate fine of SEK 7.9 million each for two companies that operated at the site. He believes that one of the defendants should also be banned from doing business.
(TT) The landslide occurred at 01.39 on 23 September 2023, on the E6 at the height of Stenungsund. It covered an area of approximately 400 by 600 metres and caused extensive damage to the road and nearby buildings.
Three people were injured, although not seriously, when the car they were travelling in was dragged along. At the same time, several trucks parked at a nearby rest area were damaged.
On July 3, 2024, King Carl XVI Gustaf inaugurated the repaired stretch of road and on July 5 at 6 a.m., traffic was reopened.
In parallel with the criminal investigation, which has now led to prosecution, several different damages disputes are ongoing.
According to the Swedish Transport Administration, the final bill for the reconstruction was approximately SEK 550 million.
Stenungsund Municipality initially stated its estimated costs at approximately 270 million, but later stated that the costs ended up at approximately 150 million kronor.
