Sweden: Chunk of motorway collapses in landslide - leaving three in hospital

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Several cars skidded off the motorway in southwest Sweden after a landslide caused major damage. The total area affected is equivalent to around 21 football pitches.

Several buildings were also damaged, including a Burger King restaurant.

The landslide has affected a total area of around 700 x 200 metres, which is roughly equivalent of 21 football pitches. "The hardest hit parts of the landslide area measure around 150 x 100 metres," the Gothenburg Rescue Services added in a statement. "A number of people have been helped out of vehicles in the slide area with the help of fire personnel and a helicopter."The cause of the landslide is not yet clear. Pic: Adam Ihse/TT News Agency via APPolice say nobody is suspected of a crime, but an investigation has been launched into whether a construction site nearby caused the landslide.

 

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