Icelandic man dies in accident on Gæsavatnaleið

An Icelandic man in his 40s died in a serious accident on Gæsavatnaleið, north of Vatnajökull, on Friday, mbl.is reported.

The accident happened as a group of 10 travellers in jeeps tried to free a vehicle that had become stuck. Emergency responders were sent to the scene with the highest priority, and the man was pronounced dead there.

Rescue teams took the man’s companions to Akureyri, where a Red Cross crisis response team met them overnight and provided support.