An endless number of cars, trucks and buses drove at slow speed from Brattvåg through the villages in Haram on Sunnmøre on Sunday night. – It was a joy in the grief, says little brother Ole Bjørn Longva about the car procession. On Thursday afternoon, Jonas Longva from Brattvåg died after he received electricity through him from a high-voltage line at Søvik in Sunnmøre. Little brother Ole Bjørn thinks the big brother had appreciated the celebration. – He would have liked it. There were many who said that “we hope he sees us”. Jonas Longva (28) died on Thursday in a work accident. The photo is reproduced with permission from the family. Photo: Private The twenty-eight-year-old was a professional driver and died in connection with a work assignment. Drove the regular route Several from the family were present at the celebration, and Ole Bjørn Longva says that everyone was happy to see how many people cared about Jonas. – Besta was happy to see all the friends he had, Longva says. The procession was led by the uncle who was driving in Jonas’ regular truck. The route went from Brattvåg through the villages in Haram, where Jonas Longva used to drive. – Finding new ways to honor the dead This is not the first time friends and family have arranged a car procession to honor the dead. After an 18-year-old woman died after a car accident, her classmates at Osterøy upper secondary school outside Bergen drove in a procession to the accident site. The classmates did the same to the 16-year-old girl who died after a tractor accident in Skjåk in Gudbrandsdalen. Also in the award-winning youth series Rådebank on news, Sivert was honored with a car procession. Sivert in the popular news series Rådebank was honored with a car procession after he committed suicide. Photo: Max Emanuelson Atle Dyregrov is a specialist in clinical psychology. He says that we are constantly finding new ways to honor the dead. Psychologist specialist Atle Dyregrov says that we are constantly finding new ways to honor the dead. Photo: Remi Bøe Presttun / NTB scanpix – What is special to see is that there is a much greater creativity in relation to marking deaths, and often in the spirit of the dead. Dyregrov believes this is due to the multicultural society and the internet where we constantly get ideas from other parts of the world. Touched over the turnout Little brother Ole Bjørn Longva (22) is moved over the turnout. – It shows that he had a very large network and was liked by many. Little brother Ole Bjørn Longva (22). Photo: Private It was he who got the idea to honor his big brother with a car procession. He says that his brother has been interested in cars since childhood. – When he was little and his parents were at work, he was with people and drove a truck. That has always been what he was supposed to work on. It was both trucks, buses and cars that participated in the car procession. Photo: Private – Irreplaceable Martin Frostad was a friend of the family and the deceased. He describes the celebration as honorable. – Colleagues and friends wanted to honor the memory of the very good guy he was, Frostad says. He says that Jonas Longva leaves a great longing, and describes him as irreplaceable. – He was a rarely great person, says Frostad. He also describes little brother Ole Bjørn Longva as unique. – Jonas was the kindest and most honest person I knew. He was good with everyone.
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