Fifteen British tourists were hurt in Norway when horse-drawn carriages they were riding in tipped over.
The incident happened as a group of visitors were returning from a trip to view Briksdal Glacier in the west of the country.
Hans Kristensen, head of the local rescue squad, told Sky News that a horse bolted, causing several carriages to leave the road and hurling the tourists to the ground. “The accident was caused by one horse who bolted from the group for unknown reasons,” he said.
Some of the victims suffered head injuries and bone fractures although none of the injuries were said to be life-threatening. Six people were airlifted to hospital by helicopter and the remaining nine were treated at the scene.
The tourists were on their way from the glacier back to Bergen, and because the road is very steep, part of the journey has to be done on foot or in a horse and cart.
A group of Japanese tourists were injured in a similar accident at the same scene about four years ago.
Report by News from Abroad
