Just after 11pm the E39 was closed in Sunfjord between Forte and Jølster after a tractor drove at full speed in the direction of the busy road.
The road was closed around 2pm as the plow was recovered.
– The tractor rolled down a steep slope 100-150 meters before coming to rest in a ravine, and he is still lying there, police chief Roar Bo says.
For a long time the seven-tonne tractor E39 was in danger of sliding down. As a result, the police had to close the road.
– If it had fallen onto the road and hit someone it would have gone very wrong, says Frode Kolltveit, head of operations for the Western Police District.
A modern plow tractor was driverless when it rolled down the slope.
No injuries were reported.
Tractor stopped next to E39 3 pictures
The tractor is tied to the tree to keep it from rolling down the E39.
Photo: Steiner Lode / NRK
A seven-tonne plow tractor left deep tracks on a steep slope.
Photo: Steiner Lode / NRK
The tractor started rolling down this slope at Kuslia in the Sunfjord.
Photo: Steiner Lode / NRK
Before 1pm, the tractor was tied to the tree and the road was opened for manual steering.
But retrieving the tractor could lead to road closures again.
– It’s steep here and small for safety, so it looks like it’s going to be a demanding rescue mission, says the team leader.
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