hree British citizens of Indian origin were killed on Friday in a road accident in Iceland. Two brothers and their families were in an SUV that plunged through a railing and off a bridge.
Icelandic police said one child was among the dead and two, aged 7 and 9, were among the injured. Police initially said the injured were from one family.
The crash occurred on Thursday when the vehicle slammed through a railing on the one-lane bridge at Skeidararsandur, a vast sand plain in southern Iceland. The car landed on a rocky river bank.
Police say it remains unclear what caused the British driver to lose control of the vehicle but temperatures were around freezing at the time. The crash occurred before sunrise.
The Deceased British citizens were of Indian origin, according to The Times of India
The British Embassy in Reykjavik confirmed to mbl. (a local news agency) is that the tourists were British citizens and that the embassy would be giving information and support to their families.
The Indian embassy has contacted a third brother who lives in Britain and will be arriving in Iceland soon. The Indian Ambassador to Iceland, Armstrong Changsang visited the hospital today and spoke with doctors and a hospital vicar.