A hiker fell into a crevasse last night
mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson
A hiker had to be rescued last night. He fell into a crevasse while observing the latest eruption. The maximum speed has been lowered on a certain section of the Reykjanesbraut.
This is stated in the announcement of the police in Suðurnes.
The police in Suðurnes say that it is extremely difficult and dangerous to go to the eruption centers on foot, as the lava is difficult to cross on foot. There are many cracks in the area and a hiker fell into one of them last night and was injured.
"There are also a lot of cracks in the area, and for example, we had to pick up a hiker there last night who fell into a crack and was injured." Please be careful there and take care of your safety," says the announcement.
The maximum speed on the track has been reduced to 50
The situation in Reykjanesbraut Road has become bad, and therefore the police in Suðurnes have lowered the speed limit between Grindavikurvegur Road and Vogavegur Road. The maximum speed there now is 50 km/h.
"There are a lot of people parking their cars on the side of the road, and that creates a certain danger that we want to prevent," says the announcement.
Eyþór Rúnar Þórarinsson, the head of the Suðurnes fire brigade, said in an interview with mbl.is this morning that parking cars on the side of the road could cause great danger.
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