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Oil spill causes traffic chaos in Tórshavn
04.09.2023 - 05:14
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Oil spill causes traffic chaos in Tórshavn
A car and a scooter were damaged on Saturday after a big oil spill on main roads in Tórshavn. No human injuries were reported
The biggest road oil spill to date led to 100+ reports of dangerous driving conditions. Archive photo
Large quantities of oil spilled onto the road along Dalavegur, Marknagilsvegur and Hvítanesvegur in Tórshavn on Saturday.
The oil also spread to numerous side streets due to the heavy rain.
A police car struggled to make it up the slippery Dalavegur hill to close the road.
A Magn tanker truck had leaked oil onto the road, reportedly due to a mechanical fault.
Read the Faroese version of this article here.
English version by prosa.fo.
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