Train derailed - only minor injuries
An intercity train between Oslo and Stockholm was derailed at Skpotterud station on the Norwegian side of the border Friday afternoon. Forty people were taken to hospital.However, most had received only minor injuries, while a six-year old boy was treated for moderate injuries, according to NRK.
The train was owned and operated by Swedish Railways (Svenska Järnvägen). The two first carriages behind the locomotive were derailed.
An investigating commission is working on the scene of the accident, but the cause of the derailment has not yet been announced.
(NRK/Norway Post)
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