OSLO: A passenger train derailed in northern Norway today, resulting in one fatality, Norwegian police said, according to broadcaster TV2.
Norway’s joint rescue coordination centre said there were between 50 and 70 passengers on board, fewer than the 90 that had first been reported by train operator SJ, based on ticket sales.
A locomotive and several train carriages had derailed, police said on its news notification service.
Live TV showed a locomotive lying on its side after sliding down a hillside and several train carriages were also derailed.
The train derailed between Bjerka and Mo i Rana in northern Norway at around 12.15pm, as it was heading towards the city of Bodoe from Trondheim in central Norway, according to the train operator’s website.