In the early hours of Saturday morning, a serious accident occurred in Iisalmi, Finland, when a truck carrying cable reels collided head-on with a passenger car on Route 5 near Kruunusaari. Preliminary reports from the police indicate that the impact caused the truck to overturn and block the road, creating a significant traffic obstruction. Emergency services arrived promptly to the scene, where the passenger car sustained severe damage.

The driver of the passenger car was trapped inside and had to be freed by rescue teams, suffering serious injuries in the process; however, authorities have confirmed that the injuries are not life-threatening. Fortunately, there were no other passengers in the car, and the truck driver escaped the incident unharmed. The police are currently investigating the situation, with preliminary assessments suggesting that there were no contributing factors of alcohol use involved in the crash.

Traffic management measures were implemented at the scene to reroute vehicles and address the resulting congestion following the accident, which was first reported around 4 AM. The ongoing investigation looks into potential traffic safety violations as authorities work to understand the circumstances surrounding this severe collision in order to prevent similar incidents in the future.