The Road Traffic Center received information about the accident at about 8.30 am on Sunday morning.
MäntsäläN A chain crash of five cars has taken place on the Lahti motorway between Järvenpää and Järvenpää, says the Central Uusimaa Rescue Department on Twitter.
There are 16 people involved in the accident, one seriously injured and one mild, says the rescue service.
According to the rescue service, the accident occurred on the section between junctions 11 and 12. The lanes to the north are crossed for about an hour, the rescue service estimates at nine in the morning. There is a detour at the scene.
Half past ten, the rescue service said the clearing work at the scene of the accident would continue for about 40 minutes.
The Road Traffic Center received information about the accident at about 8.30 am on Sunday morning.
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