Sinkhole after landslide on E6 at Stenungssund

In connection with the landslide, parts of the ground during the construction of a business park have collapsed, writes DN.

According to the police, digging and blasting have been going on in the area.

The police have extended their cordons to include the area around the business park.

– We will investigate all possible scenarios and even if that activity had any impact will be investigated. But it is far too early to draw any conclusions about what caused this, says August Brandt of the police region West to the newspaper.

The affected area is estimated to be larger than the emergency services initially thought.

– Now there was information that the affected area is 16 hectares in size, says Henrik Gunnarsson at the rescue service.

16 hectares corresponds to approximately 32 football pitches.

According to the rescue service’s information, a total of five cars, a truck and a bus managed to drive down the hole before the traffic could be stopped.

The bus that ended up in the hole was a Västtrafik bus.

– Only the driver was in the bus. He hurt his leg. It is an unpleasant experience for the bus driver. Traffic will be redistributed there. We will see what consequences this has for public transport, says Kristian Lans at Västtrafik.

Search dogs and specially trained personnel are currently searching the landslide area at E6, reports SVT Väst.

According to the police, they are searching to ensure that no people are left in the racial masses.

According to the channel, the municipal management in Stenungsund has gathered for a crisis meeting.