Singaporean Recalls Panic, Screams as Norway Bus Accident Kills 3

A bus carrying several foreign tourists went off the road and ended up partially submerged in a lake near the Raftsundet strait that separates the Lofoten archipelago from the Norwegian mainland, killing three people, police said on Dec 26.

OSLO - A bus carrying several foreign tourists went off the road and ended up partially submerged in a lake near the Raftsundet strait that separates the Lofoten archipelago from the Norwegian mainland, killing three people, police said on Dec 26.

"Many of the passengers on the bus were foreign nationals," police said, adding that 58 people were involved.

"The weather conditions in the region are bad, complicating rescue operations," local police said in a statement, referring to strong gusts that hit the area.

Passengers from eight countries were on board: China, France, India, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore and South Sudan.

A spokesman for the Hadsel Municipality told The Straits Times that 11 people were hospitalized following the accident. The bus had been lifted out of the water, Norwegian police said on Dec 27.