The emergency services were notified of the accident at 10.45pm on Friday evening. – There were three young people who died in the accident. They were the driver and passengers in one car, says Superintendent of Police Wenke Hope to news. The police report to news that relatives of the deceased have been notified on Saturday morning. – There are young people in their late teens and early twenties, says Hope. Car caught fire The accident happened on highway 5 in Florø in Kinn municipality. Two cars with a total of five people were involved. There is a 70 zone on the site. In one car sat a man in his 50s and a woman in her 40s. They have both been transported to the hospital in Førde by ambulance and air ambulance. They are described as slightly injured. The other car caught fire after the collision. An air ambulance was sent to the scene of the accident on Friday evening. Photo: Firdaposten – The car that was on fire was burnt out, and in the burnt out car there were three people, all three of whom have been confirmed dead, says police attorney Ole Vallestad Emmerhoff in the West police district. – Very strongly affected The municipality was notified early about the incident, says the municipal director. – We are very strongly affected by the accident, says municipal director Øyvind Bang-Olsen in Kinn municipality to NTB. Shortly after the incident had taken place, the municipality opened the community center so that people could meet. – It is important for us to understand what the young people need so that we can take action now. – The incident is very demanding. The municipality’s task is now to take care of the next of kin, says Bang-Olsen. The church warden in Kinn municipality, Dag Henrik Nygård, says the church has a goal of being accessible to those who need and want it: – This is absolutely terrible and affects an entire community. Many people are directly or indirectly affected and then it is important that the church can be unifying for the local community. Road still closed The road is still closed after the accident, and will be closed throughout the morning on Saturday. Emmerhoff states that the National Road Administration’s accident team has been notified, and will carry out investigations at the scene of the accident on Saturday. – The police will also carry out their own forensic investigations. An investigation into the incident is ongoing, and the sequence of events is not fully clear to the police at this time, he says. The police will also carry out so-called tactical investigations, such as questioning and obtaining information from people, the police say.
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Three young people died in a traffic accident in Florø – news Vestland
