The train accident at Sjursøya

The site of the accident before it happened

Three persons were killed and three are injured after the fatal train accident at Sjursøya on Wednesday, March 24. The site is being cleared and the area is still closed. The port is open at seaside, but Ormsund Container Terminal are closed. We hope to have the terminal opened monday. We are working on reopening the railway traffic in the port area. Jet fuel normally transported to Oslo Airport gardermoen by train is now transported by tank lorries.

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29.04.2010

- We take this accident very seriously and think what has happened is immensely tragic. Our thoughts is with the deceased and their relatives. One of the dead was employed at port of Oslo and we have to take care of our employees at this time, says port director Anne Sigrid Hamran. A little after 1 pm March 24th, a train from the Alnabru terminal ran uncontrolled through the port area on the port's railway track. The train derailed and hit the check in / check out building by the entrance to the Ormsund container terminal. It also hit a towboat lying at quay. Port of Oslo was not given any warnings before the accident.

Contact: Port Director Anne Sigrid Hamran 917 04 995