Fatal Taxi Collision on Kulosaari Bridge: Suspect Released, Victims Found on Middle Lane After Another Car Swerved to Avoid Them

A forty-year-old taxi driver is suspected of killing two pedestrians in a hit-and-run incident on the Kulosaari Bridge in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The victims, a 33-year-old woman and a man of approximately the same age, died at the scene after being struck by a taxi travelling along Itäväylä from the direction of the Redi shopping centre. MTV Uutiset reports that at the time of the collision, the victims were on the middle lane of the three-lane road, with one lying on the roadway and the other in their "immediate vicinity," almost touching each other (Iltalehti). Police have confirmed that the two victims were clearly on the roadway when the collision occurred, though they have not verified the specific details of their positioning (MTV Uutiset). Yle now reports that at least one other car had to swerve to avoid the victims before the taxi struck them, further indicating their presence in the middle of the roadway.