At the least three folks have died in a bus crash in Norway, police say.
The accident occurred at round 13:30 native time (12:30GMT) within the Hadsel district on the nation’s north-western coast.
The bus got here off the street and ended up partially within the Åsvatnet lake, the authorities mentioned in a press launch.
It’s thought to have been carrying 58 folks on the time of the crash – lots of whom, police say, are international nationals.
In addition to the fatalities, police mentioned 4 folks had been critically injured.
Three folks have been taken to Stokmarknes Hospital by rescue helicopter, whereas different passengers have been taken to a close-by faculty.
Everybody has now been faraway from the car, in response to native media.
The Norwegian Crimson Cross mentioned on social media that it was sending groups to assist with a “critical bus accident” on the E10 street.
Fireplace, ambulance and police groups have additionally been working on the scene.
There have been reviews of heavy snowdrifts and powerful winds within the space, which has made rescue efforts troublesome.
Public broadcaster NRK reported that the bus had been travelling from the city of Narvik to the Lofoten archipelago.
The mayor of the close by Vågan district, Vidar Thom Benjaminsen, mentioned a “disaster group” had been arrange, and {that a} native resort had been allotted for relations and as a reception centre.
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre mentioned the crash was “a really critical state of affairs” and that his ideas had been with everybody affected.
