Bus with 26 children went off the road in Telemark – Aftenbladet.no

Downhill Driving happened between Skafså and Hallbjønnsekken near Dalen Tokke Municipality. Corps was about Bo I Telemark on Summerland Festival.

The police was notified of the descent at 17.37. Police, fire brigade and several ambulances and ambulance came out to the site, according to NTB.

All aboard the bus were checked by a doctor after the descent, and two of the children were taken to hospital in Skien for further investigations. The children on the bus were between 8 and 18 years.

– As in slow motion

Bus Procession was taken to a lodge nearby. They were well taken care of with warmth and food, and have been followed up by medical personnel, according to Deputy Chairman of the Bryne school band, Ragnhild Thu. Parents of children in the school band has the desire gathered on Bryne for more information from management.

Thu says that the bus was on a narrow road and came in the face of a large car.

– The bus driver drove prudent and slow. It became a little too narrow, and the wheel came off the edge. The bus arrived in the balance and overturned.

She experienced bus from tipping over as dramatic, but everything went just fine.

– It went quiet, like in slow motion. We got everybody out very fast.

All aboard sat strapped with seat belt.

Traveling home

School Corps has decided to go home.

– We have neither instrument, uniforms or luggage. Everything is in the bus. When we get it out and if it is possible to use we do not know. The equipment was at deiseltanken says Thu.

The band also takes into account the child’s perception of the situation.

– It does not feel right to travel further on festival such stemnignen is now. We are traveling with children who are their own and do not own. Some want to go home. We do not know what happens when darkness falls. It might not be so nice to be away when the night comes, says Thu.