Road traffic accident Five people injured in a pile-up in Valais

A six-car pile-up occurred on Tuesday morning on the A9 highway in Valais between Riddes and Conthey. Five people were injured and taken to hospital.

The five injured were not in mortal danger, a spokesperson for the Valais cantonal police told the Keystone-SDA news agency. The accident occurred at around 7.30 am.

The section of highway between the Riddes and Conthey exits remained closed throughout the morning. During this time, an accident investigation was carried out and the vehicles involved were recovered, the spokesperson said.

The section was reopened to traffic shortly after midday. There had previously been traffic jams on the cantonal road, which served as a bypass.