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Wrong-Way Driver Causes Several Crashes on Amager Motorway

From DR Nyheder · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Copenhagen police stopped an elderly man suspected of driving the wrong way on the Amager Motorway and causing several traffic crashes.
  • Police said at least one crash occurred in Vestegnen and that a motorcyclist may have been hit near a bridge.
  • Investigators are reviewing traffic-centre video to determine how many incidents occurred during the driver’s journey toward Amager.

A wrong-way driver caused several crashes on Copenhagen’s Amager Motorway before police brought him to a stop, according to Copenhagen police duty officer Rasmus Nielsen.

The driver was an elderly man who appeared confused, Nielsen said. No injuries had been reported, while police worked to establish how many crashes he had caused.

We brought a wrong-way driver to a stop. He is an elderly man who appears confused.

· Rasmus NielsenThe Copenhagen police duty officer described the driver stopped after the crashes.

Police said at least one crash occurred in Vestegnen and that a motorcyclist may have been hit near a bridge. Officers also planned to obtain video from the Danish Road Directorate’s traffic centre to check whether more crashes occurred as the man drove from Vestegnen toward Amager.

There was at least one traffic accident in Vestegnen, and a motorcyclist is reported to have been hit near the bridge.

· Rasmus NielsenNielsen outlined the incidents police were investigating.
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Originally published by DR Nyheder in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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