Tag: accidents
Motorist mowed down pedestrians
A man who steered his car onto a sidewalk in the coastal town of Drøbak Sunday afternoon has been charged with reckless driving. Police...
Ferry, boat accidents raised concerns
Four people were injured after a fast ferry on its way from Trondheim to Kristiansund collided with a commercial vessel between Aure and Smøla...
Doomed frigate’s duty officer convicted
A court in Bergen has convicted a young naval officer for dereliction of duty, more than four years after the frigate he was navigating...
Prosecutors want frigate’s ‘irresponsible’ duty chief sentenced
UPDATED: The Norwegian Navy faces embarrassment once again, after state prosecutors blamed the collision and sinking of the frigate Helge Ingstad in 2018 on an...
Accident mars opening of NATO exercises
Two military vehicles were involved in a head-on collision in Bardu, just north of Setermoen, on Tuesday afternoon. Two people were pinned inside a...
Storm swept holiday ‘hytter’ into the sea
There's a reason some old homes on Norway's scenic Lofoten archipelago are literally tied down to the ground. Strong winds can sweep them off...
Traffic fines skyrocket
Norwegian motorists suddenly face an enormous increase in traffic fines if caught speeding or fiddling with mobile phones while driving. They shot up around...
Train- and car collisions with wildlife keep rising
More than 13,000 moose and deer were killed on Norwegian roads and railways last year, and the numbers are rising in line with snow...
Duty officer blamed for frigate fiasco
A 33-year-old Naval officer went on trial in Oslo this week, charged with being responsible for a collision four years ago that led to...
Man killed clearing snow off his roof
A man in his 70s was killed on Thursday when snow being shoveled off the roof of his hytte (cabin) crashed down and buried...
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