Five foreign travellers were arrested in two separate car crashes in North Iceland yesterday. The two incidents are not connected in any way, other than by the fact that they took place within one hour of each other. Nobody was hurt in the two accidents which both involved foreign travellers losing control of their vehicles, causing the cars to roll over.
The two accidents took place just outside the town of Þórshöfn on Langanes peninsula in North East Iceland. Two people were travelling in one of the two cars, three in the other. When police arrived at the scene the people were unwilling to identify who had been driving the vehicle: None of the five people has admitted to have driven either one of the two vehicles.
The police was unwilling to accept the idea that the cars had either been driving on their own or by elves or some other mysterious forces. The people were therefore arrested for refusing to answer questions or provide police with accurate information. The people were taken to the police station where they spent the night in a cell. The people will be interrogated today.
None of the people suffered serious injuries in the crashes, although both cars are badly damaged.
We at Iceland Insider would like to remind people to please drive safe: Don't speed, buckle up and under no circumstances should you drive under the influence of alcohol or other substances. If you are involved in an accident, cooperating with the police is always the best option. You will be arrested for refusing to cooperate or for refusing to provide your personal information. Nobody wants to spending the night in a cell, on top of the fines and other trouble which invariably come with a road accident.
Five foreign travellers were arrested in two separate car crashes in North Iceland yesterday. The two incidents are not connected in any way, other than by the fact that they took place within one hour of each other. Nobody was hurt in the two accidents which both involved foreign travellers losing control of their vehicles, causing the cars to roll over.
The two accidents took place just outside the town of Þórshöfn on Langanes peninsula in North East Iceland. Two people were travelling in one of the two cars, three in the other. When police arrived at the scene the people were unwilling to identify who had been driving the vehicle: None of the five people has admitted to have driven either one of the two vehicles.
The police was unwilling to accept the idea that the cars had either been driving on their own or by elves or some other mysterious forces. The people were therefore arrested for refusing to answer questions or provide police with accurate information. The people were taken to the police station where they spent the night in a cell. The people will be interrogated today.
None of the people suffered serious injuries in the crashes, although both cars are badly damaged.
We at Iceland Insider would like to remind people to please drive safe: Don't speed, buckle up and under no circumstances should you drive under the influence of alcohol or other substances. If you are involved in an accident, cooperating with the police is always the best option. You will be arrested for refusing to cooperate or for refusing to provide your personal information. Nobody wants to spending the night in a cell, on top of the fines and other trouble which invariably come with a road accident.
