Car goes off road into river near Kleifá with two people inside

A car went off the road and into a river near Kleifá on Snæfellsnes, in what authorities believe was a serious accident, mbl.is reports. Two people were in the vehicle, and emergency crews remained at the scene.

Rescue teams, police and representatives of the Coast Guard were responding. A Coast Guard helicopter was dispatched at the highest priority shortly before 11 a.m.

One occupant got out of the car without assistance and is in good condition, Jónas Hallgrímur Ottósson, chief superintendent with West Iceland Police, told mbl.is. Rescue workers had to extract the other occupant, and the severity of that person’s injuries was not known.