RSOE EDIS: Norway - Vehicle Accident - 2010.03.24

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2010-03-24 15:19:14 - Vehicle Accident - Norway EDIS CODE: VI-20100324-25440-NOR Date & Time: 2010-03-24 15:19:14 [UTC] Area: Norway, Capital City, , Oslo Number of death person(s): 3 Number of Injured person(s): 3 Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Not confirmed information! Description: Three people were killed and three seriously injured when a freight train derailed and plunged into the Oslo fjord Wednesday after running away out of control, police said. "Three people have been confirmed dead and three others were seriously injured," an Oslo police spokeswoman said. Norwegian media said the train of 16 empty trucks with no locomotive had sped along wildly for several kilometres (miles) before ramming into a warehouse in an industrial part of the Norwegian capital. The warehouse collapsed and part of the train fell into the fjord. Around a dozen ambulances, several helicopters and a coast guard boat with divers onboard were sent to the scene, media reported. It was not immediately clear what had started the train rolling. Posted:2010-03-24 15:19:14 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu