Hadsel bus accident

Hadsel bus accident
Date26 December 2024
LocationAustvågøya
Coordinates68°28′08″N 15°10′09″E / 68.46889°N 15.16917°E / 68.46889; 15.16917
TypeBus accident
Deaths3
Non-fatal injuries4

On 26 December 2024, a bus crash occurred on Austvågøya in Hadsel Municipality in Vesterålen when a local bus from Boreal Norge carrying 58 people left European route E10 after the Raftsund Bridge and partially plunged into an icy body of water called Åsvatnet, near Raftsundet. Three people were killed.

The bus was carrying passengers from eight countries.