Lavangsdalen_bus_accident

Lavangsdalen bus accident

Lavangsdalen bus accident

Fatal accident in Norway in 2011


The Lavangsdalen bus accident (Norwegian: Lavangsdalen-ulykken) was a bus crash in Northern Norway on 7 January 2011.

On the European route E8, a car headed north towards Tromsø was about to pass a bus headed south towards Nordkjosbotn, but entered the opposing lane and crashed into the bus. The bus rotated into a horizontal position, and other vehicles subsequently slammed into the bus. Five persons were killed.[1][2]


References

  1. Bleikelia, Mats; et al. (8 January 2011). "Dette er de omkomne i Lavangsdalen-ulykken". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  2. "Ulykken i Lavangsdalen" (in Norwegian). Government.no. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.



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