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THE ASKER PLANE ACCIDENT

This plane from Braathens is identical to the plane that crashed.

A shocking plane crash just happened in Asker. The aircraft from Braathens which was headed from Aalesund airport, Vigra to Oslo airport, Fornebu is the biggest plane crash in Norwegian flight history.

There were 45 passengers including the crew onboard. So far it’s reported that three people are found alive, but very injured. The rest of the passengers are still being investigated.

T Asdøltjern, about 15

kilometers from Fornebu. the cause of the crash is still not clear. Accident investigation can ascertain that the plane flew into the forest out of route, in the dark while it was foggy. The aircraft crashed close to water

What happened?

- I’m not quite sure. Suddenly the plane started shaking more than normal. People got scared and started screaming. The plane was really out of control.

What did it feel like?

- I got really scared and looked out the window and

This is a picture of the plane after it crashed.

saw that the plane was on its way towards the forest. After a couple of seconds I passed out.

What happened when you woke up?

- I woke up in a hospital bed. My whole body was in pain and I couldn’t move a muscle. Still I can´t get over how lucky I am that I

We were so lucky to get a short interview with one of the survivors.

survived. The investigation will go on for a couple more days and we hope for more survivors.

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