Overview

• Rescuers are searching for an identified missing person with helicopters, boats, search dogs and divers, and another driver was rescued and hospitalized after their vehicle slid into the lake.
• The collapse occurred at 08:43 at Nesvatnet, destroying both lanes of Norway’s main north–south highway, with the E6 expected to stay closed for several days and heavy traffic diverted via smaller roads or Sweden.
• The adjacent Nordland railway is unusable at the site, with tracks left hanging over the lake and local rail traffic suspended.
• Investigators are examining the role of known quick-clay conditions and ongoing Bane NOR stabilization works; the company says it would not have staffed the site if a slide had been expected.
• Nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution, with reports differing between two and three properties, as authorities assess the risk of further slides.