Crash closes Highway 9 after collision near Suonenjoki

A passenger car and a motorhome collided on Highway 9 near Suonenjoki on Friday, closing the road, Yle reported. The crash happened about 15 kilometres from Suonenjoki in the direction of Jyväskylä.

The collision occurred at about 4.30pm. Police said the vehicles had been travelling in opposite directions. Their preliminary assessment is that the car, travelling from Jyväskylä towards Kuopio, may have crossed into the oncoming lane.

Police have not provided information about possible injuries. The road remains closed, and police estimate it could reopen by about 6.30pm. A Yle reporter estimated that traffic from the Kuopio direction had backed up for about two kilometres.

Police, rescue services and emergency medical services are at the scene. Police are directing traffic.