The alarm about the first accident came just before 2 p.m. According to the alarm, the accident happened north of Vaggeryd’s northern entrance, at the height of the bridge.
The Swedish Transport Administration states that a motorcycle and a car collided.
– There has been information that a motorcyclist has slalomed between cars and then driven into the rear of another vehicle, says Angelica Israelsson Silfver, who is the police’s spokesperson.
Because of this, a preliminary investigation into gross negligence in traffic has been initiated. The motorcycle will be impounded and tow trucks have been ordered to the scene.
After this accident, the E4 is closed in the southbound direction between Trafikplats Stigamo 91 to Trafikplats Vaggeryd N 90. The road is expected to be open again at 15.15.
Accident also to the north
A few minutes later, around 2:10 p.m., another alarm came in about a multi-car collision just north of Vaggeryd.
The police state that it is a car that collided with an emergency vehicle. The car from the emergency services is being towed away.
According to the Swedish Transport Administration, the road is now also closed in the northbound direction from Trafikplats Vaggeryd N to Trafikplats Stigamo. Here, the forecast is set for 3:30 p.m.
It is not yet clear if anyone has been injured in the accidents.