Took the tracks off on Nordlandsbanen – news Nordland

SJ is working to obtain information about the case. – What we know is that a train from Trondheim to Bodø has derailed with the locomotive and first carriage, says Widar Lian, press officer at SJ Norge. news has information that Helgeland Hospital has sounded the disaster alarm. The police are on the scene. The incident happened between Bjerka and Mo i Rana. The police write: – There must be 5 wagons and the locomotive. Emergency services are on site. SAR Queen alerted and moves out. Unknown extent of damage. Vegtrafikksentralen reports that the E6 is also closed at the site. – The emergency management has met and they are in the process of getting an overview of the situation, says press officer at Helgeland hospital, Snorre Nicolaisen. The situation is described as very dramatic by passengers. – I sat in the wagon that was closest, so it also got off the track but didn’t disappear down the moor here. It was experienced as very dramatic because I knew there were children further ahead, but I helped to get them out, says Jan Kenneth Transeth, who was a passenger on the train. – It seems that it has gone relatively well. The only thing I have heard is that they have not been able to contact the conductor. – Was it an abrupt stop? – First there was a brake, then I realized that something had happened, and then it was just bang, bang, bang. 90 tickets have been sold, says Widar Lian, press officer in SJ. – It is uncertain whether there were 90 people on board between the two stations, says Lian. – We have had limited contact with our staff on site, but we have had dialogue. They are busy at the scene of the accident. Photo: Frank Nygård / news The Northern Norway Rescue Center says that there are between 50 and 70 people on board the passenger train that derailed in Nordland, according to NTB. – There has been a derailment north of Bjerka. We have been informed that there are between 50 and 70 people on board the train. There is an unknown damage status to material and personnel on board the train, assistant rescue manager Håvard Svenning at the Northern Norway Central Rescue Center tells NTB. In addition to ambulances, police and fire, a rescue helicopter is on its way from Bodø and an ambulance helicopter is on its way from Brønnøysund. Published 24.10.2024, at 14.37 Updated 24.10.2024, at 15.04



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