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40 hurt in Sweden as Denmark-bound bus flips

A tour bus bound for Copenhagen has flipped over on a motorway in west Sweden, leaving one dead and forty others taken to the hospital.

Published: 4 December 2014 11:16 CET
40 hurt in Sweden as Denmark-bound bus flips
The accident occurred early on Thursday morning in western Sweden. Photo: Henrik Snygg/HS-Foto/TT/Scanpix
A bus traveling from Sweden to Copenhagen was in a serious accident just before 7.30am on Thursday on Sweden’s Motorway 27, which is south of Tranemo in the west of the country.
 
Emergency services were immediately called to the scene to tend to the injured and police later confirmed that one person died as a result of their injuries. 
 
The bus was carrying 52 passengers: 20 were taken to a hospital in Tranemo, while 20 others "with less serious injuries or just shock" were taken by ambulance to a hospital in Borås, a press spokesperson for west Sweden police told The Local.
 

Two people were trapped inside the bus for more than an hour before emergency services were able to get them out. Rescue workers at the scene described the accident as "extremely serious." 
 

West Sweden police said that there were no reports of Danes on the bus. According to Swedish newspaper Borås Tidning, the bus was headed for Copenhagen. 
 
"This is serious. Several people are injured. We are working non-stop and have a lot of back up on the way," Anders Johansson, chief of staff for the local rescue services told the Borås Tidning newspaper.
 
He added to the TT news agency; "It's too early to say what the injury situation is but we have great resources in place." 
 
Stay with The Local Sweden for updates. 

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HOLIDAY

Traffic warnings issued in France for Pentecost holiday weekend

Traffic authorities have warned of busy roads as people in France head off for the long Pentecost weekend.

Published: 21 May 2021 08:32 CEST
Updated: 22 May 2021 15:11 CEST
Traffic warnings issued in France for Pentecost holiday weekend
Many French people will be heading off for a long weekend until Monday, which marks the Christian celebration of Pentecost (Pentecôte). Photo: Ludovic MARIN / AFP

Roads will be busy across most of the country on Friday as many people in France take advantage of the public holiday on Monday 24th, which marks the Christian celebration of Pentecost (Pentecôte).

READ ALSO: Pentecost: The French public holiday where people work for free

Bison Futé, the government-run website that monitors traffic levels in France, has put most of the country on orange alert (third highest) on Friday for departures, except for the greater Paris Île-de-France region and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, which were on red alert (second highest).

READ ALSO: What changes in France on Wednesday as phase 2 of reopening begins?

Photo: Bison Futé

On Saturday the whole country will also be on orange alert for departures except for the Île-de-France region, which will be on red alert. And the same will be the case on Monday for returns.

Photo: Bison Futé

Rail disruption for trains to Marseille and from Paris to Toulouse

With SCNF carrying out works at the Saint-Charles station in Marseille, there is expected to be significant disruption in trains arriving in the southern French city from Saturday 22nd and Monday 24th of May.

This includes the TER trains between Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, Avignon via Arles, Narbonne and Lyon; the Intercités between Marseille and Bordeaux (a bus service will be available on Sunday 23rd of May) and the TGV Inoui and Ouigo trains.

The Intercité line from Paris to Toulouse will also be severely disrupted due to building works. There will be no trains running on Sunday, and will restart progressively from Monday.

From Wednesday May 19th, the curfew has been pushed back from 7pm to 9pm. So if you are travelling between 9pm and 6am, you need to fill the latest version of the attestation, which can be found on the TousAntiCovid app.

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