After the fatal accident: The Stallbacka Bridge in Trollhättan is now fully open again
11/22/2023, 5:25:51 PM
Highlights: The Stallbacka Bridge in Trollhättan will reopen after the tragic fatal accident in early November. A truck crashed, caught fire and then hung over the edge of the bridge. The driver was tragically killed and the damage to the bridge appeared to be serious at first. The damage turned out to be less severe than first thought, and on Wednesday evening the bridge was fully opened to traffic. It has been repaired in record time, according to the Swedish Transport Administration. The bridge has been partially closed since the accident.
On Wednesday evening, the Stallbacka Bridge in Trollhättan will reopen after the tragic fatal accident in early November. According to the Swedish Transport Administration, it has been repaired in record time.
It was on November 7 that a truck crashed, caught fire and then hung over the edge of the Stallbacka bridge. The driver was tragically killed and the damage to the bridge appeared to be serious at first.
Open again
The Stallbacka bridge has been partially closed since the accident, but since then intensive work has been underway to reopen the bridge to traffic in all lanes. The damage to the bridge turned out to be less severe than first thought, and on Wednesday evening the bridge was fully opened to traffic.
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See what it looked like on the bridge after the accident Photo: Rescue Photo