Tag: accidents

Three killed in snowmobile accidents

Three people lost their lives in snowmobile accidents over the weekend. None of the accidents was related and they occurred from north to south. A young...

Two killed in accident that closed E18

Two persons were killed Friday morning in a traffic accident involving four cars on the E18 highway southwest of Oslo. At least one of...

Rescue operation tows whale out to sea

A large whale that surprisingly swam into the Oslo Fjord was found stranded in shallow water early Tuesday at Hvalsund on the islands of...

Trains collide in Oslo

A locomotive used for maintenance and carrying a crane collided with a passenger train at Alna in Oslo on Tuesday morning. No one was...

Bus passengers warned to buckle up

Passengers on relatively long-distance buses in Norway, including those running to local airports, face fines of NOK 1,500 if they fail to buckle their...

Bridge blown up, to be built anew

SEE THE VIDEO: State highway authorities had their cameras out over the weekend when they blew up a bridge on the E18 highway that...

Highway department admits to lack of bridge expertise

Norway's state highway department, Statens Vegvesen, has admitted in an internal memo that its in-house competence regarding bridges and geology is critically weak. On...

Northug’s tears of joy and relief

He's back. Cross-country skier Petter Northug said he'd never felt such a sense of relief and accomplishment as when he crossed the finish line...

Avalanche blocked main road to Tromsø

Another avalanche crashed down on a highway in Northern Norway on Friday, this time on the E8 highway that serves as the main road...

Avalanche buries scores of reindeer

Reindeer herders fear as many as 200 reindeer were killed this week when an avalanche thundered down on an area where they were grazing...
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