This is what has happened so far:
Latest update: 15:50
A truck is stuck on the E4 highway near Ånäset. Trafikverket warns that the vehicle is causing significant traffic disruption.
The truck is stuck on the uphill section north of Ånäset. Trafikverket estimates that the disruption will be cleared by 16.30 at the latest.
Latest update: 14:35
An alarm was received at 14:24 about a traffic accident on the E4 in Bureå.
According to the alarm, multiple vehicles are involved in the accident.
Latest update: 13:30
At 13:19 an alarm was received about a truck collision on the E4 at Lägdsjön, Robertsfors municipality.
- Two trucks have collided. An ambulance and three units from the fire department are on their way, an SOS operator said.
Latest update: 12:55
Trafikverket has issued a new traffic warning regarding stationary trucks between Sävar and Djäkneboda. There is a risk of long queues. The provisional end of the traffic disruption is 14:00.
Latest update: 12:30
Traffic situation - current status
Truck accident in Sikeå: The accident still has a significant impact on traffic, with long queues. According to Trafkverket, the disruption will end at 13:00.
Trafkverket no longer warns of disruptions during the recovery of a truck next to the road construction in Sikeå.
Multi-car collision in Sävar: Queues still evident. The end time is 13:00.
Single car accident north of Lövånger: The recovery work still has a significant impact on traffic, which is allowed to pass alternately. The end time is estimated to be 13:30.
Latest update: 11:35
Twelve people were involved in the multiple-vehicle collisions, according to information provided to SVT News Västerbotten. Seven individuals have been transported to medical care. Three people were taken by ambulance to NUS, and four people to the health center.
Chain of events:
00:04: A truck with a trailer crashes into a median barrier in Sikeå.
05:30: A truck goes off the road in Sikeå.
09:40: A multiple-vehicle collision involving five cars occurs north of Sävar.
09:40: Another chain reaction collision happens about a kilometer from the first multiple-vehicle collision. Four cars and a truck are involved.
10:24: A truck collides with a car in Sikeå.
11:07: A car goes off the road north of Lövånger.
Reaction from the site:
Nils Lundgren, who is on a bus heading towards Umeå, reports that recovery efforts are still ongoing at the scene.
–The bus has now started moving, Nils writes in a text message to Norran.
Lundgren says that the weather has been poor between Skellefteå and Umeå all morning.
– Since Bureå, visibility has been very poor at times. It has sometimes felt like there was a snow haze, he says.
Even at the accident site, there is some snowfall.
– Visibility is perhaps 200-300 meters, Nils adds.