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| Iceland crash: British people killed were two women and baby | Iceland crash: British people killed were two women and baby |
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| The three British tourists killed in a car crash in Iceland were two women in their 30s and a baby girl from London, police have confirmed. | |
| They were travelling in a Toyota Land Cruiser on Thursday when it crashed through the barrier of a bridge and fell eight metres onto a river bank. | They were travelling in a Toyota Land Cruiser on Thursday when it crashed through the barrier of a bridge and fell eight metres onto a river bank. |
| Four others in the car - including two children - were seriously hurt. | Four others in the car - including two children - were seriously hurt. |
| Police have said the two women belonged to two families, who were travelling around the country on holiday together. | Police have said the two women belonged to two families, who were travelling around the country on holiday together. |
| The baby who died was less than a year old. | The baby who died was less than a year old. |
| The two men in the car were brothers, while the two injured children were aged seven and nine. All four were airlifted to hospital. | The two men in the car were brothers, while the two injured children were aged seven and nine. All four were airlifted to hospital. |
| The families involved are of Indian heritage, and the Indian Ambassador to Iceland said relatives from India would be travelling to Iceland. | The families involved are of Indian heritage, and the Indian Ambassador to Iceland said relatives from India would be travelling to Iceland. |
| The accident happened at around 9:30 GMT on Thursday on Iceland's national ring road - also known as Route 1 - in an area called Núpsvötn, between the town of Kirkjubæjarklaustur and Skaftafell. | The accident happened at around 9:30 GMT on Thursday on Iceland's national ring road - also known as Route 1 - in an area called Núpsvötn, between the town of Kirkjubæjarklaustur and Skaftafell. |
| The area is a popular destination for tourists, and the families were heading east on the road towards the Vatnajökull National Park - which is home to the largest glacier in Europe as well as waterfalls and mountains. | The area is a popular destination for tourists, and the families were heading east on the road towards the Vatnajökull National Park - which is home to the largest glacier in Europe as well as waterfalls and mountains. |
| In their statement released on Friday, police said: "The cause of the accident is unknown and under investigation by the police and the investigative committee for transport accidents. | In their statement released on Friday, police said: "The cause of the accident is unknown and under investigation by the police and the investigative committee for transport accidents. |
| "It is clear that the car was driven past the cameras at Hvolsvollur early that same morning. | "It is clear that the car was driven past the cameras at Hvolsvollur early that same morning. |
| "The car was driven to the east, along the Sudurlandsvegur road, and seems to have turned on the bridge with the result that it went on top of the railing of the bridge, to the right, following it for a short distance and then turned over off the rail and the bridge. | "The car was driven to the east, along the Sudurlandsvegur road, and seems to have turned on the bridge with the result that it went on top of the railing of the bridge, to the right, following it for a short distance and then turned over off the rail and the bridge. |
| "There, the car fell down on the ground beneath the bridge." | "There, the car fell down on the ground beneath the bridge." |
| Chief Superintendent Sveinn Kristjan Runarsson previously said the road was not thought to have been icy, but humidity could have made the bridge's surface - which is made of steel - slippery. | Chief Superintendent Sveinn Kristjan Runarsson previously said the road was not thought to have been icy, but humidity could have made the bridge's surface - which is made of steel - slippery. |
| One of the first people on the scene was tour guide Adolf Erlingsson, who told BBC News he believed the driver had lost control. | One of the first people on the scene was tour guide Adolf Erlingsson, who told BBC News he believed the driver had lost control. |
| Describing the bank that the car fell down onto, Mr Erlingsson said: "It's kind of sandy, there's no rivers so it wasn't submerged in water. It just landed there on a sandy bottom and flipped over and was totally destroyed," he said. | Describing the bank that the car fell down onto, Mr Erlingsson said: "It's kind of sandy, there's no rivers so it wasn't submerged in water. It just landed there on a sandy bottom and flipped over and was totally destroyed," he said. |
| He added that he got out of his van and went to see if he could help emergency services. | He added that he got out of his van and went to see if he could help emergency services. |
| "The car was a total wreck. When I got there four people were out of the car, one of them deceased. Then there were three people trapped in the car. | "The car was a total wreck. When I got there four people were out of the car, one of them deceased. Then there were three people trapped in the car. |
| "The driver was alive and trapped more or less under the dashboard. We were trying to get the people out of the car and helping them, it was a very difficult situation." | "The driver was alive and trapped more or less under the dashboard. We were trying to get the people out of the car and helping them, it was a very difficult situation." |
| The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office previously said it was providing assistance. | The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office previously said it was providing assistance. |