A bus carrying several foreign tourists, including Malaysians, veered off the road and partially submerged in a lake near the Raftsundet Strait, which separates the Lofoten archipelago from mainland Norway, killing three and injuring four, police reported on Thursday (Dec 26).
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00:00A bus carrying 58 people, mostly foreign tourists, plunged into a lake near Norway's Raffsundet
00:08Strait on Thursday, killing three and injuring four.
00:13Police reported that the passengers were from eight countries, China, France, India, Malaysia,
00:18the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, and South Sudan.
00:23The Lofoten Archipelago, a popular Northern Lights destination, was the site of the accident
00:28with adverse weather-hampering rescue efforts.
00:32Evacuated passengers were taken to a local school, and three injured were airlifted to
00:37a hospital.
00:38Police cited challenges in contacting relatives due to incomplete passenger records and the
00:43variety of nationalities.
00:45An investigation is underway to determine the cause.
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