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Five people die after car plunges into Swedish canal Five people die after car plunges into Swedish canal
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Five people were killed when their car plunged more than 25 metres from a highway bridge into a canal in the capital of Stockholm, Swedish police have said. Five people were killed in Stockholm when their car plunged more than 25 metres off a bridge that was closing and into a canal, Swedish police have said.
Police spokeswoman Eva Nilsson said that divers have recovered the bodies of five men, born between 1983 and 1996. None have been identified. Police spokeswoman Eva Nilsson said that divers recovered the bodies of five men born between 1983 and 1996. None have been identified.
The cause of the accident on the E4 highway in Stockholm’s Södertälje district was not known.The cause of the accident on the E4 highway in Stockholm’s Södertälje district was not known.
Swedish media said it is believed the car smashed into a road barrier and then plunged into the water. At the time of the pre-dawn accident, the bridge over the Södertälje canal was closing after it had been opened to let a vessel sail through. Its warning lamps were flashing and two barriers were blocking the road. Swedish media said it is believed the car smashed into a road barrier and then plunged into the water. At the time of the pre-dawn accident on Saturday, the bridge over the Södertälje canal was closing after it had been opened to let a vessel sail through. Its warning lamps were flashing and two barriers were blocking the road.