7 AprA new report on traffic accidents in 2021 from the Icelandic Transport Authority (Samgöngustofa) reveals a considerable increase in the number of accidents and injured in Iceland that year, compared with 2020.
10 FebEfforts to retrieve the bodies of the victims of last week’s plane crash in Þingvallavatn lake, Southwest Iceland, will likely have to be postponed, since the ice on the lake has become too thick for diving to be possible.
9 FebDue to poor driving conditions, the transport of equipment needed to retrieve the bodies of victims of Thursday’s plane crash in Þingvallavatn lake, Southwest Iceland, had to be postponed until today.
8 FebThe South Iceland police have obtained footage from security cameras, located on cabins near Þingvallavatn lake, where a small airplane crashed on Thursday, killing all four on board.
7 FebThe bodies of all four men who were on board a small airplane that crashed into Þingvallavatn lake, Southwest Iceland, on Thursday, were located in the lake last night.
4 FebHundreds of rescue workers from all over the country are taking part in searching for a small airplane that has been missing in Southwest Iceland since noon, yesterday.
3 FebThe car service arekstur.is was called out 20 times to respond to collisions in Reykjavík and vicinity this morning between the hours of 8 and 9 am.
11 OctAn American tourist, who was the driver of a small bus that was blown off the road near Dyrhólaey promontory, South Iceland, on Thursday, calls the empathy and helpfulness of Icelandic society unique.
