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Jernfjell Tunnel Closed: Car Hit by Rock the Size of a Washing Machine

Summary by NRK
The Jernfjell Tunnel on the E39 at Gulen is closed, after reports that a car was hit by a stone that fell from the roof. The stone is described as being the size of a washing machine, and the car has suffered major material damage. – There were reportedly two people and a dog in the car that was hit, they appear unharmed. The incident occurred about 500 meters into the tunnel from the Knarvik side, reports operations manager Knut Dahl-Michelsen.…
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A rock the size of a washing machine crashed into a car carrying two German tourists as they drove through a tunnel in Norway.

·Copenhagen, Denmark
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Car hit by stone in tunnel: – Major material damage – The stone is described as being the size of a washing machine, writes operations manager Knut Dahl-Michelsen in the Western Police District in the police log. There were two people and a dog in the car. The stone block hit the hood first. – It was very close, says fire department duty manager Jostein Steinsland-Hauge to VG. The stone is described in the police log as a flake or a block, whic…

In the Jernfjell tunnel on the E39 near Gulen a stone has dissolved from the tunnel ceiling and The post stone of the size of a washing machine meets car in the Jernfjell tunnel first appeared on Nordic.info.

To person slapp unna uten alvorlige skander da bilen de satt i ble truffle av en kjempestein som fold fra tunneltaket i Jernfjelltunnelen i Gulen.

There were two people and a dog in the car.

The incident occurred in the Jernfjell Tunnel on the E39.

·Oslo, Norway
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NRK broke the news in Oslo, Norway on Sunday, August 16, 2026.
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