A passenger train derailed following a rockfall this Thursday, October 24, in northern Norway, killing one person and injuring four, Norwegian police announced.
The train was hit by a rockfall while connecting the cities of Trondheim (west) and Bodø (north), said a police officer at the scene, Arild Woldmo, speaking to the NRK channel.
The accident left one dead and four injured, the NTB agency reported citing another police officer, Bent Are Eilertsen.
three helicopters
“There were 55 people on board the train when it derailed,” he told the agency. “They were all extracted” from the convoy that had five cars.
The locomotive and the first car overturned on a slope between the rails and a road below, according to spectacular images broadcast on Norwegian channels.
According to the Bodø Rescue Center, three helicopters were sent to the scene, while images showed numerous ambulances and fire trucks.
Complicated clearing operations
According to witnesses, blocks of rock block the front of the convoy. Operations are complicated by the presence of other stone blocks protruding from the accident site.
Geologists are expected to arrive on site for an assessment before train clearing and lifting operations can begin.
Norway, a country with rugged geography, is frequently the scene of landslides, especially in spring, when the snow melts.
Source: BFM TV
