Identification of the two men takes time – news Troms and Finnmark

– The two dead will be autopsied both for a formal identification and to investigate any diseases, intoxication or other that may be relevant to the investigation of what has happened, says police attorney Bent Arne Strand in Troms police district in a press release. Two people died after a car drove off the road at high speed. The accident happened at Skattøren in Tromsø on Saturday. The car caught fire after this. Two people died in the accident. According to a press release, it may take some time before the identification can be carried out. The police continue to work with conversations with witnesses and relatives. In addition, they bring in video surveillance and follow up on technical investigations in the city and of the car. The police have not released the names of the dead yet. The reason is still unclear So far, the investigation indicates that we have a high speed in connection with the downhill driving, and that no other road users are involved. The speed limit in the city is 50 km / h, and it was a dry road with good visibility at the accident point. On Saturday morning, technicians from both the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and the police worked in the city to map out what had happened. They also collected surveillance videos from companies along the road where the accident happened. Here the car drove off the road at Skattøra in Tromsø. Photo: Knut Anders Finnset / news – The car has probably had great speed, and got out of the way. It then caught fire, said task leader Morten Renland in Troms police district after the accident. – Terribly sad Tromsø municipality has seen crisis staff as a result of the fatal accident on Stakkevollveien. This is confirmed by Deputy Mayor Marlene Berntsen Bråthen (Sp). The relatives have been offered follow-up by the psychosocial team in the municipality. The accident will affect the Tromsø community, says deputy mayor Marlene Berntsen Bråthen. Photo: Knut Anders Finnset / news – In this team there is health professional competence and psychologist competence. The emergency service activates the topic, Bråthen states.



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