This is what the Accident Investigation Board says about the accident in Fyllingsdalen

The Accident Investigation Board has not been able to uncover why the carriage did not stop, they write in a new report.

It has been just over a year since the light rail accident in Fyllingsdalen.

At 11.49 on Tuesday 28 March last year, the emergency services were notified that the Bybanen had crashed into the end wall at Oasen. This is a large concrete block that will prevent the Bybanen from driving down into the car park.

The Accident Investigation Board has not been able to find out why the carriage was not slowed down in time, they write. According to them, there are no technical faults with the cart.

What the commission writes, however, is that they have uncovered “a systematic safety problem” in the training of drivers in Tide and Bybanen.

– This finding is not linked to the accident, but safety problems are a characteristic of the organisation, the report states.

At the same time, they emphasize that there is no clear connection between the lack of training and the accident itself.

Seriously injured

Eleven passengers were injured in the accident. One of them was Turid Kvinge. She spent almost a week in hospital after the accident.

Kvinge broke her nose and badly bruised her face when she was thrown forward.

– Now I will be destroyed, I thought, she told BT on 7 April last year.

She and several of the other passengers were transported to the emergency department at Haukeland University Hospital in an ambulance.

The driver charged

The driver of the light rail vehicle in question was charged, so that the police could take a blood sample from him shortly after the accident.

On 6 June last year, BT wrote that the police investigation into the light rail accident was nearing its end.

The broken parts of the light rail car were dismantled and sent to Germany and the manufacturer Stadler.

The police then stated that the driver would retain his accused status until the case receives a prosecution decision.