Early-morning crashes in Ikaalinen and Tampere send several to hospital

Two separate overnight traffic accidents in Pirkanmaa left several people hospitalised early Thursday morning, YLE reported.

In Ikaalinen, rescue services were alerted just after 3 a.m. when a car leaving Jämijärventie ran off the road and ended up in a ditch on its wheels about four kilometres past the Jylli road junction. It was carrying four people. Rescuers cut into the car's structure to free the driver, and all four were taken to Acuta for further care. One lane was closed. Fintraffic reported the incident was cleared by 5 a.m. The cause of the crash is unknown.

On Turtolankatu in Tampere, two passenger cars collided head-on at around the same time. Three people were in the vehicles, and all were transported to hospital for further examinations. Police are investigating the circumstances of both accidents.