Spills occur as Danish parliament passes law to tax petrol and diesel trucks transporting heavy loads
First published on Thu 1 Jun 2023 13.00 BST
The first spill was reported on the westbound side of the Storebaelt Bridge early on Thursday morning, a police spokesperson, Kenneth Taanquist, said. The bridge connects the island where the capital, Copenhagen, is located to the rest ofA similar incident happened on the eastbound side a short time later, Taanquist added. “It looks weird,” he said. “We are working on two hypotheses: it is either an accident or it is something that has been done deliberately.
A third incident of potatoes on the road was reported near the town of Kolding on the Jutland peninsula. Kolding is near the Storebaelt Bridge. The new measure has drawn protests from truck drivers. In recent weeks, they peacefully blocked highways and main roads throughout Denmark, claiming the tax will make their livelihoods unsustainable. A majority in the Danish parliament argue the tax is vital as the continued use of petrol and diesel trucks is environmentally unsustainable.
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