A serious car crash took place in Southern Iceland on Saturday afternoon. Four Italian travellers were in the car. A passenger in the car, an Italian woman born in 1949, died at the scene. The driver was also critically injured, and was flown by helicopter to the University Hospital where he remains in critical condition. Other passengers in the car are not seriously injured.
The accident took place around three in the afternoon on Saturday on the ring road, by the river Klifandi, just east of the mountain Pétursey in Southern Iceland. Four passengers were in the car, two men and two women. According to Police the four were Italian nationals. All were around 60 years of age. According to an announcement by the Police In Sothern Iceland the road was closed to all traffic due to conditions at the scene. The road remained closed for roughly an hour causing significant traffic delays in the area.
A representative of the Police in Southern Iceland told the local newspaper Morgunblaðið that the cause of the accident was still unclear, and asked anyone who had witnessed the accident to contact the police. Witnesses are asked to call 112 with any information they might have.
A serious car crash took place in Southern Iceland on Saturday afternoon. Four Italian travellers were in the car. A passenger in the car, an Italian woman born in 1949, died at the scene. The driver was also critically injured, and was flown by helicopter to the University Hospital where he remains in critical condition. Other passengers in the car are not seriously injured.
The accident took place around three in the afternoon on Saturday on the ring road, by the river Klifandi, just east of the mountain Pétursey in Southern Iceland. Four passengers were in the car, two men and two women. According to Police the four were Italian nationals. All were around 60 years of age. According to an announcement by the Police In Sothern Iceland the road was closed to all traffic due to conditions at the scene. The road remained closed for roughly an hour causing significant traffic delays in the area.
A representative of the Police in Southern Iceland told the local newspaper Morgunblaðið that the cause of the accident was still unclear, and asked anyone who had witnessed the accident to contact the police. Witnesses are asked to call 112 with any information they might have.
