Three teenage boys were involved in an accident where a car ended up in the water after slipping on a slippery road on Monday evening. Two of the boys were flown to Haukeland University Hospital, but were confirmed dead on Tuesday afternoon. One of them managed to get out of the car, and was notified of the accident by telephone. news has spoken to the father of the teenager who got out of the car, Magnar Kro Baisgård. It was he who contacted the emergency services after being called by his son. Magnar Kro Baisgård was called by his son after the accident. Photo: Privat Baisgård put on his jacket and made it to the scene while talking to the emergency services, just minutes after his son called. He is said to have stopped a car that drove past the scene of the accident. – I asked the driver if he was able to dive for the boys in the car. The son ran home to get a rope that the driver could wear to dive. – As he was getting ready to jump into the water, the fire brigade came, says the father. The incident now affects the entire local community in Lund municipality. Several young people gathered at the scene of the accident on Tuesday afternoon. Photo: Vetle Mørch Tvedt / news – Just getting started with life The two boys who lost their lives in the accident must have been between 16 and 18 years old. – The boys had just started training at the gym in the village. They were happy to turn on the moped. They were diligent and calm – there was never any nonsense with them, says Baisgård. – They were nice, friendly and had just started life. They had the future ahead of them. It reminds me how fragile life is – take care of it. The two boys were pupils at Flekkefjord upper secondary school, where the pupils are strongly affected by the incident, according to principal Tor-Inge Rake Principal at Flekkefjord upper secondary school, Tor-Inge Rake. Photo: Private – It has never been so quiet in the auditorium before as when we gave the message today. These were two of our students. We were told about the worst that could happen, says Rake. The school has contacted the crisis team and has set up its own emergency response group after the accident. – Many of the school’s students are affected – both friends, siblings, family and football teammates, says the headmaster. Under water for 40 minutes From the time the car ended up in the water, it took time for the emergency services to get the teenagers ashore, according to police inspector Lene Tesdal Tonstad. – It is difficult to give an exact estimate of how long the boys were in the car, but about 40 minutes. Police inspector, Lene Tesdal Tonstad. Photo: Arild Eskeland / news It is still unknown about the course of events and the cause of the accident. But according to Tonstad, there should be no question of intoxication. – We know it was slippery on the road at the scene of the accident last night, but nothing in the case indicates that drug use is involved. No one has been charged in connection with the incident. The police cannot say anything about who was driving the car. Here the car must have slipped into the water. Photo: Thomas Ystrøm / news Established relative center – It is very difficult. We are a small municipality and we are strongly influenced by this. We know everyone here, so it is incredibly demanding to be in this situation now, says mayor of Lund municipality, Magnhild Eia (Sp). Mayor of Lund municipality Magnhild Eia (Sp). Photo: Thomas Ystrøm / news Lund municipality has established a relatives’ center at the town hall, in addition to opening the prayer house for young people who need to meet after the traffic accident. They also have a separate scheme for the school classes where the people involved normally attend. At 5 p.m., the church opens for commemoration after the accident. – The municipality does everything in its power to ensure that those who live in uncertainty and have questions can feel well taken care of. We have thought especially about the young people and a relative center was already established yesterday, says Eia. Open church in Lund municipality after the traffic accident on Tuesday night. Photo: Thomas Ystrøm / news
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Two teenage boys died after a car ended up in the water at Moi in Lund municipality – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio
