Lavangsdalen bus accident explained

The Lavangsdalen bus accident (Norwegian: Lavangsdalen-ulykken) was a bus crash in Northern Norway on 7 January 2011.

On the European route E8, a car headed north towards Tromsø was about to pass a bus headed south towards Nordkjosbotn, but entered the opposing lane and crashed into the bus. The bus rotated into a horizontal position, and other vehicles subsequently slammed into the bus. Five persons were killed.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. News: Dette er de omkomne i Lavangsdalen-ulykken. Bleikelia. Mats. 8 January 2011. VG. Norwegian. 8 January 2011. etal.
2. News: Ulykken i Lavangsdalen. 8 January 2011. Government.no. Norwegian. 8 January 2011.