On Sunday night, two young people lost their lives in Rogaland, a man from Sandnes and a woman from Gjesdal. Both 19 years. Police and ambulance at the accident site, night to Sunday. Photo: Heidi Karin Gilje Skog Tonight, near and dear ones gather in the churches both at Ålgård in Gjesdal and in Sandnes to mourn the lives that have been lost far too soon. – Know that we are thinking of you Mayor of Gjesdal, Frode Fjeldsbø, is strongly shaken by the incident. Frode Fjeldsbø is mayor of Gjesdal municipality (Labor Party) Photo: Erik Waage / news – That such young people in such a tragic way have had their lives torn away makes an impression on us. My thoughts go to the relatives who are left in great grief now, says the mayor, and continues: – To all of you who have lost a dear family member or close friends. Know that we think of you and feel with you. My advice is to seek together and feel the strength of being together in such a difficult time like this. Municipal director in Gjesdal, Pål Larsson, explains that they are now working to gather all the threads and take care of families. They will have a meeting at 4 pm on Sunday afternoon to decide when to open the church tonight. – It is a terrible incident, which affects everyone in Gjesdal municipality, and we will take care of the relatives as best we can, says Larsson. Taking care of the families The mayor of Sandnes, Stanley Wirak, takes a breath and tells how this incident affects the inhabitants of the municipality. Mayor of Sandnes municipality, Stanley Wirak (Labor Party) Photo: Thomas Ystrøm / news – It is terribly sad when life suddenly ends for young people in this way. We are thinking of the relatives, says the mayor. He explains that the psychosocial team in both Sandnes and Gjesdal has contacted the families to find out what they need now. Photo: Ole Andreas Bø / news Many motorcycle deaths in Rogaland county have been particularly exposed to motorcycle accidents this spring. A total of five people living in the county have lost their lives in such accidents. Atle just had to “keep his place in the queue”. When he gave gas, the motorcycle hit the crash barrier Throughout the country, there have also been more motorcycle accidents with tragic results than in recent years. Last year, 15 motorcyclists died. So far this year, 14 people on motorcycles have lost their lives.
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