The taxi driver suspected of causing the fatal collision that killed two pedestrians on Helsinki's Itäväylä has been released from custody as police continue their investigation into the case. The man, aged in his 40s, remains under investigation on suspicion of aggravated drink driving, aggravated causing of death and aggravated endangerment of traffic safety after the crash in the Kulosaari district during the early hours of Tuesday.

Two people died after a taxi struck them on Helsinki's Itäväylä motorway during the early hours of Tuesday before the driver left the scene, police said. The victims, a man and a…

A man and a woman died after being struck by a car on Helsinki's Itäväylä highway early Tuesday morning.