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| Sweden canal crash: British band Viola Beach killed after vehicle plunges 80ft from bridge | |
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| Five Britons have been killed after their car fell more than 80ft from a bridge into a canal in Sweden. | Five Britons have been killed after their car fell more than 80ft from a bridge into a canal in Sweden. |
| Police spokeswoman Eva Nilsson said the victims are all believed be men aged between 19 and 35. Their bodes were recovered by divers. | |
| The deceased are reportedly members of the band Viola Beach and their manager. The band were in Sweden to perform at the Where’s the Music? festival in Norrköping. | |
| The Warrington-based band members were Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe and Jack Dakin. | |
| Viola Beach have been championed by BBC Introducing and performed at Reading and Leeds Festival last year. They were due to play a gig in Guildford in Surrey on Saturday. | |
| Local reports suggest they died after the car veered off a bridge, smashed into a road barrier and plunged into the water. | Local reports suggest they died after the car veered off a bridge, smashed into a road barrier and plunged into the water. |
| The crash, which happened on Saturday, is understood to have occurred as the bridge over the Södertälje canal in Stockholm was closing after being opened to let a vessel through. Its warning lamps were flashing and two barriers were blocking the road. | The crash, which happened on Saturday, is understood to have occurred as the bridge over the Södertälje canal in Stockholm was closing after being opened to let a vessel through. Its warning lamps were flashing and two barriers were blocking the road. |
| Stockholm police spokesman Martin Bergholm said the road was slippery and it was dark when the car drove off a highway bridge. | |
| He added that police were still investigating the cause of the accident on the E4 highway. | |
| A foreign office spokesman said: “We can confirm that five British Nationals died in a car accident in Sweden on 13 February. | A foreign office spokesman said: “We can confirm that five British Nationals died in a car accident in Sweden on 13 February. |
| “We are in contact with local authorities and supporting the families at this difficult time.” | “We are in contact with local authorities and supporting the families at this difficult time.” |
| This article will be updated shortly | This article will be updated shortly |