Car leaves road and plunges into Kleifá river with two aboard

A car carrying two people left the road and ended up in the Kleifá river on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Rescue teams, police and Coast Guard representatives were still working at the scene, mbl.is reported.

One occupant got out of the car without assistance and was in good condition, Jónas Hallgrímur Ottósson told mbl.is. Rescue teams had to remove the other person, whose injuries were not yet known.

The Coast Guard helicopter was dispatched at the highest priority during the 10 o’clock hour. The accident was considered serious.