Several injured
Frontal collision at Autoverlad Kandersteg
On the access road to the Kandersteg BE car loading station, two cars collided head-on early Monday followingnoon. Several people were injured, one seriously. Traffic to the loading station had to be diverted via the village of Kandersteg for a while.
As a result of the accident, the car transport through the Lötschberg summit tunnel was also affected for a certain period. (archive image)
A spokeswoman for the Bernese cantonal police confirmed a corresponding report by the Bernese news portal BernToday on request. She said that there were also temporary restrictions on rail traffic.
In Kandersteg BE and in Goppenstein VS, BLS transports cars by rail from the canton of Bern to Valais and vice versa. The trains run via the Loeschberg summit tunnel. Shortly before 5:00 p.m., according to the information provided by this company on the BLS website, the car transport was operating normally.
(SDA)
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