28.12.2006
2 men killed and 2 seriously injured
MORGUNBLAÐIð , Tuesday September 23. 1975
(The Morning News)
The car-crash in Grímsnes:
2 men killed and 2 seriously injured The condition of the two young men who now are fighting for their lives in The Borgarspitali (Reykjavik city's hospital) after their accident in Grimsnes ("Headland of Grimur") hadn't changed over the week-end according to latest information.
One of them, a 21 year old from Laugarvatn had
regained his consciousness, but the other, a 20 year old from Keflavik and the driver of the car was still unconscious. Both are badly injured, but the latter is in a critical state. The two men,who died in this tragical accident were
Eirikur Asgrimsson
from Rein on Laugarvatn, born on May 3. 1952,
and
Sveinn Sigurdur Gunnarsson
living at Brekkubraut 5 in Keflavik, born on August 17. 1955.
The accident occurred just before midnight last Saturday. The four young men were travelling in a ten year old Volvo from Laugarvatn to Selfoss.
Just south of the farm by Svinavatn there is a sharp right turn and by the left side of the road there are two large electric-posts standing side by side, 3- 4 meters from the road.
Because the police has not yet been able to talk to the young man that has already regained consciousness after the accident, and for the fact that there were no witnesses no one has been able to tell what really happened, but it seems that the driver must have lost control of the vehicle in the bend thus making it crush on the posts at great force because of its high speed.
One of the posts fell on the car's bonnet, but the other on the top of the car just where the two that died had been sitting in the back-seat.
Another car arrived at the scene of the accident just a few minutes after its occurrance so the local police at Selfoss was notified immediately.
In a short while the police had arrived at the site accompanied with an ambulance and a doctor.
When they arrived the lads were already dead and were supposed to have died instantly.
The other lads were moved immediately to
Borgarspitali, at first on the General-ward, but then on the Emergency-ward where they are at the moment. 