According to the police’s information, the three people who lost their lives in the traffic accident in Flå in Hallingdal on Monday night were brothers aged 17, 18, and 20.
The police are still waiting for final identification. However, they sent out a press release on Wednesday stating that all information now indicates that the three victims were brothers.
“The brothers were residents of Flå and Noresund and were on their way to Flå when the car they were driving collided with a truck on national road 7 at Gulsvik in Hallingdal,” the Southeastern Police District announced.
The police have not yet released the names of the three.
Case background
The accident was reported at 10:21 PM on Monday. Both vehicles ended up off the road, and the car started to burn. All three in the car died on the spot.
“We are beginning to understand what happened prior to the accident. At the same time, there is still a lot of investigation left before we can determine the course of events,” police station chief Brit Fyksen noted in the press release.
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This is like the 5 Sullivan Brothers dying on/with the USS Juneau south of Guadalcanal in Nov42.
Unspeakable – unimaginable – saddening tragedy. All sympathies possible to the parents.