Norway: practice derails with between 50 and 70 individuals on board | EUROtoday

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A practice touring alongside the northern coast of Norway derailed immediately. This was reported by the native police, however for the time being there is no such thing as a information referring to any victims. The Arctic Circle Express was touring from Trondheim to the northern city of Bodoe. The Norwegian information company NTB, citing the Joint Rescue Coordination Center for Northern Norway, experiences that there have been “between 50 and 70 people on board the train”. Photos in Norwegian media present what seem like the locomotive and at the very least 2 passenger carriages. The derailment occurred close to Bodoe.

The police report that the practice concerned was made up of 5 wagons and a locomotive and add that the primary responders arrived on web site.

Rail operator SJ stated 90 tickets had been offered for the practice, however it couldn’t instantly say how many individuals had been on board. “Initial information indicates that there are no serious injuries among the 90 passengers on board the train,” SJ stated. The police reported that there have been some accidents however none critically.

The accident might have been brought on by falling rocks. This was reported by a police spokesperson, Kenneth Lauritsen. Local media report {that a} geologist is on his option to assess the bottom circumstances.