One of the victims of the tragic tour bus accident in South Iceland on December 27 is still in critical condition. Four other passengers who are in stable condition are still staying at the National University Hospital where their injuries are attended to. A young Chinese woman in her twenties was pronounced dead at the scene.
The IMO has issued a Yellow Weather Alert for South and South East Iceland, including the area where Wednesday´s accident took place: Drivers are urged to show caution due to challenging driving conditions caused by severe gale, blowing snow and icy roads.
Read more: Chinese woman in her 20s died in yesterday's bus accident, some injured still in critical condition
On the second day of Christmas a bus carrying 44 Chinese travellers (initial reports put the figure at 35) rolled over and landed on its side next to the Ring Road about 6 km (3.7 mi) west of the village Kirkjubæjarklaustur in South East Iceland. The collision caused the bus to skid on the icy road.
At least two people were thrown out of the bus in the accident. One traveller, a woman in her 20s was pronounced dead at the scene. Twelve people were airlifted to the hospital in Reykjavík. Initially four of the 12 were in critical condition, but the condition of three of these has now been upgraded to stable.
Read more: Yesterday's bus accident: Caused by collision with a passenger vehicle on icy road
The police has not released any further information about the cause of the accident, but according to media reports conditions at the scene were challenging due to ice on the road. Shortly before the bus rolled over it collided with a passenger vehicle. The driver of the vehicle, who was also a foreign traveller, had suddenly slowed down to turn off the road to a scenic viewing spot.
The National Broadcasting Service reports that relatives of the victims are on their way to Iceland.
One of the victims of the tragic tour bus accident in South Iceland on December 27 is still in critical condition. Four other passengers who are in stable condition are still staying at the National University Hospital where their injuries are attended to. A young Chinese woman in her twenties was pronounced dead at the scene.
The IMO has issued a Yellow Weather Alert for South and South East Iceland, including the area where Wednesday´s accident took place: Drivers are urged to show caution due to challenging driving conditions caused by severe gale, blowing snow and icy roads.
Read more: Chinese woman in her 20s died in yesterday's bus accident, some injured still in critical condition
On the second day of Christmas a bus carrying 44 Chinese travellers (initial reports put the figure at 35) rolled over and landed on its side next to the Ring Road about 6 km (3.7 mi) west of the village Kirkjubæjarklaustur in South East Iceland. The collision caused the bus to skid on the icy road.
At least two people were thrown out of the bus in the accident. One traveller, a woman in her 20s was pronounced dead at the scene. Twelve people were airlifted to the hospital in Reykjavík. Initially four of the 12 were in critical condition, but the condition of three of these has now been upgraded to stable.
Read more: Yesterday's bus accident: Caused by collision with a passenger vehicle on icy road
The police has not released any further information about the cause of the accident, but according to media reports conditions at the scene were challenging due to ice on the road. Shortly before the bus rolled over it collided with a passenger vehicle. The driver of the vehicle, who was also a foreign traveller, had suddenly slowed down to turn off the road to a scenic viewing spot.
The National Broadcasting Service reports that relatives of the victims are on their way to Iceland.
