Overview
- The charter bus overturned Saturday on the E45 near Vilhelmina in Sweden’s Västerbotten province during a trip to Finnish Lapland.
- Fifty-seven people were on board, including 53 NTNU exchange students, with the largest group reported to be from Germany.
- A total of 56 passengers received medical care, and eight remain hospitalized with injuries described as not life-threatening.
- Two patients were flown by helicopter to nearby clinics, and most of the injured were discharged on Sunday.
- NTNU is coordinating with Swedish authorities, the German Foreign Office confirmed contact with local officials, and a second chartered bus continued to Finland.