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| 5 British men killed in road accident near Stockholm | 5 British men killed in road accident near Stockholm |
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| HELSINKI — Five British men, reportedly including members of British indie band Viola Beach, were killed when their car drove through a barrier and plunged into a canal near Stockholm. | HELSINKI — Five British men, reportedly including members of British indie band Viola Beach, were killed when their car drove through a barrier and plunged into a canal near Stockholm. |
| Stockholm Police spokesman Martin Bergholm said that the accident on Saturday afternoon occurred when the men’s hire car crashed through a barrier that was closed to stop vehicles as a drawbridge was opening up ahead. The victims were British and aged between 20 and 35, he said. | Stockholm Police spokesman Martin Bergholm said that the accident on Saturday afternoon occurred when the men’s hire car crashed through a barrier that was closed to stop vehicles as a drawbridge was opening up ahead. The victims were British and aged between 20 and 35, he said. |
| He did not further identify them or give other details of the men, saying it was not a police matter. | He did not further identify them or give other details of the men, saying it was not a police matter. |
| British media reported that they were members of the indie band Viola Beach, based in Warrington in northwestern England. | British media reported that they were members of the indie band Viola Beach, based in Warrington in northwestern England. |
| The band had played at a Swedish music festival on Friday and was scheduled to open for headline artists Blossoms at a concert in the British city of Guilford on Saturday, but the music venue said in a statement that Blossoms decided to cancel the gig after learning that Viola Beach had been involved in an accident. | |
| “We are saddened and devastated as details have come to light of this tragic accident. Our thoughts are with family and friends,” the venue Boileroom said in a statement to the AP. | “We are saddened and devastated as details have come to light of this tragic accident. Our thoughts are with family and friends,” the venue Boileroom said in a statement to the AP. |
| Police did not know the reason for the accident and were still investigating, Bergholm said, adding that it was getting dark and the road was slippery. | Police did not know the reason for the accident and were still investigating, Bergholm said, adding that it was getting dark and the road was slippery. |
| “There were no brake marks on the road and it’s very difficult to say how fast the car was going at the time,” Bergholm said, adding that an eye witness — a truck driver who had stopped at the barrier — estimated the speed at between 70-80 kph (43-50 mph). | “There were no brake marks on the road and it’s very difficult to say how fast the car was going at the time,” Bergholm said, adding that an eye witness — a truck driver who had stopped at the barrier — estimated the speed at between 70-80 kph (43-50 mph). |
| The accident occurred on the E4 highway in Stockholm’s Sodertalje district. | The accident occurred on the E4 highway in Stockholm’s Sodertalje district. |
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| Malin Rising in London contributed to this report. | Malin Rising in London contributed to this report. |
| Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |