A passenger train has derailed on the Nordlandsbanen, the Nordland police district said in a message.
The accident happened at Finneidfjord. There will be five wagons and a locomotive involved, and somewhere between 50 and 70 passengers on board the train.
The extent of the damage is unknown.
Emergency services are en route to the scene. SAR Queen has been notified and will move out.
The line is closed between Bjerka and Mo i Rana, Bane NOR explains.
– For now, we don’t know how long it will take. We apologize for the inconvenience this is causing, read the message.
Nordlan Newspaperd has spoken to one of the passengers.
She says the growth stopped suddenly.
– Now they are getting people and luggage out of the window. Many people have been told to pull off the road because of the risk of landslides, she says and adds:
– Now I need help here.
The Swedish Road Administration says on its website that the E6 at Langkleivenget in Hemnes is closed due to a rock slide.
– There is already a long queue. The road is closed. We don’t know what has happened, if he fell or if something slipped. It will almost certainly be long-term, says Fredrik Nyland, traffic operator at Vegtrafikksentralen Rana Blad.
According to information to Helgelandingen, the Helgelands hospital must have sounded the alarm of the disaster.
The case has been updated.
2024-10-24 12:41:00
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