A bus with a total of 57 people drove off the road on Saturday morning and overturned on European Road 45 near Vilhelmina in Sweden. Most of the passengers are students at NTNU.

28 November

All NTNU students involved in the bus accident in Sweden have now been discharged from hospital.

They have arrived in Trondheim in groups, and some have travelled back to their home countries.

NTNU and Sit continue to follow up the students with offers of support and facilitation.

Central emergency preparedness at NTNU has now been concluded. The Department of Education maintains local preparedness, and the relevant faculties are following up their students.

Of the 57 people who were on board the bus involved in the accident, 53 are exchange students from 11 European countries. Six of the students are affiliated with Queen Maud University College, while the others belong to various faculties at NTNU. No lives were lost in the accident.

26 November

Four students arrived in Trondheim yesterday, Tuesday. The reception team was in contact with all of them prior to arrival, and they were offered support upon arrival.

One student is expected to arrive in Trondheim today. Another student has travelled from Sweden to their home country. The current status is that two students remain hospitalized in Umeå — one student from NTNU and one student from Queen Maud University College. None of them are critically injured.

At NTNU, the faculties are now taking over the follow-up of their students.

25 November

Update at 12:20
NTNU, SiT and Queen Maud University College are preparing on Tuesday to receive more students who are being discharged from hospitals in Sweden. As of Tuesday morning, eight students were still admitted to various hospitals. Several of them are expected to be able to return to Trondheim during the day.

November 24

Update at 13:00
A total of 42 people arrived by bus from Sweden on Sunday evening. Most got off at Moholt Student Village, where they were received by an interdisciplinary team and the Pro-Rector for Education, Geir Egil Øien. The students were given food, information, and an offer of further follow-up. Those who wanted it received assistance, including help contacting a doctor.

Six of the students involved in the bus accident are affiliated with Queen Maud University College.

NTNU, the Student Welfare Organisation (Sit), and Queen Maud University College are jointly coordinating the follow-up of the students. Another group of seven students will arrive on Monday.

Eight students are still hospitalized at three different hospitals in Sweden. Since the accident, NTNU has worked to prepare the best possible reception for the students and is now preparing staff in the relevant faculties and departments where the affected students are studying.

NTNU continues to follow up those who have already arrived in Trondheim, as well as those arriving later, ensuring that everyone is offered further help and support. The faculties will also follow up their students based on a systematic plan.

November 23

Update at 18:40
On Sunday evening at 18:00, the health service in Västerbotten reported that most of the students who were injured in the bus accident during the day have been discharged from hospital. Eight people still need medical attention. None of these have life-threatening injuries. Of these, three students are at Lycksele Hospital and five at Norrland University Hospital in Umeå.

Update at 15:00
It has now been confirmed that 34 of the students who were on the bus that crashed are on their way back to Trondheim. The tour company is sending them on a bus that is expected to arrive in the city late Sunday evening.

Update at 13:15
NTNU and the Student Welfare Organisation in Trondheim are now preparing to receive an initial group of uninjured and lightly injured students who are expected to arrive in Trondheim on Sunday evening. The students will be offered medical assistance upon arrival. Trondheim Municipality, which operates the emergency clinic at St. Olavs Hospital, is also involved in the planning.

Up until now, the Swedish healthcare services have been responsible for medical care and contact with the relatives of the students who are currently hospitalized. When they eventually return to Trondheim, NTNU expects that some of the students will need medical care and follow-up both in the short and long term.

The students on board the accident bus come from 11 European countries, including a travel coordinator from Norway. The largest group has a home address in Germany. All of them are exchange students at NTNU. In total, they come from 42 different universities. Today, NTNU will inform all these partner universities about the accident and about how the students are being followed up.

Within NTNU, the exchange students are studying at seven different faculties.

Update at 09:46
Region Västerbotten reports that 23 patients still need treatment after Saturday's bus accident. The injuries range from moderate to serious. None have life-threatening injuries.

November 22

Update at 21:00
– We are first and foremost relieved that no one has died in the accident. According to what we have been told from Sweden, there are many injured in any case. We are now working to take care of our students and their relatives in the best possible way, says Audun Grøm, Director of Education Quality Division.

NTNU set up a central emergency response to handle the incident.

A bus with a total of 57 people drove off the road on Saturday morning and overturned on European Road 45 near Vilhelmina in Sweden. 53 of the passengers are exchange students at NTNU of various nationalities, while one Norwegian citizen, a tour guide and student, were on the bus. There was a group of two buses going to Lapland in Finland.

The bus trip was organized by the Erasmus Student Network Trondheim, which is a voluntary organization for international students. The tour operator has stated that the uninjured students will be offered the opportunity to travel home to Trondheim. The other bus will continue to Lapland, as originally planned.

NTNU has established a psychosocial care service ready for students when they return to Trondheim. The Trondheim Student Association (SiT) is also assisting.

14:00
A bus carrying a total of 57 people ran off the road and overturned on the European route E45 near Vilhelmina in Sweden on Saturday morning. Fifty-three of the passengers on the bus are exchange students at NTNU of various nationalities, while three Norwegian citizens were also on board as tour leaders and hosts. So far, there are no reports of any life-threatening injuries from the accident. The bus trip was organised by the Erasmus Student Network Trondheim, a volunteer organisation for international students.

NTNU has activated central emergency preparedness to handle the incident. 

Corrections: 

24 November
14:10: The number of hospitalized students is 8, not 11 as the text first stated.

23 November
09:30: Region Västerbotten has changed its contact point and this page was updated with the new phone number.

22 November
18:35: European Student Network Trondheim was corrected to Erasmus Student Network Trondheim.
20:05: It was originally stated that three of the Norwegian students on the bus were tour guides. It is now reported that there was only one Norwegian tour guide on that bus, and that the other two were on the other bus.
22.00: The telephone number for Västerbotten contained one too many 0s and was corrected.