A lorry has overturned on the E20 motorway outside Södertälje and is over the median barrier.
– There are long queues, says Per Fahlström, the police’s spokesperson in Stockholm.
The accident strongly affects traffic in both directions, especially in the southern direction.
– Total stop in the direction of Gothenburg. There are long queues. If you can take another route, that is preferable, says Per Fahlström.
The person driving the truck escaped uninjured.
Traffic will be affected until midnight.
– One lane in each direction will be open until midnight. Rescuers will then come to the scene, says Fahlström The evening paper.