At least three British tourists died in Iceland when their vehicle drove off a bridge, local police told Euronews.
The travellers were in a seven-person Land Cruiser driving over the Núpsvötn stream on Thursday morning when the incident occurred.
Iceland’s police service spokesperson Grímur Hergeirsson told Euronews three children were involved in the accident and one of them died.
Superintendent Sveinn Kristján Rúnarsson said in an earlier statement that two coast guard helicopters and local emergency services responded to the crash.
The other four people were seriously injured and transported to a hospital in Reykjavik.
Spokesperson Grímur Hergeirsson told Euronews at least four of those involved are British citizens.
“At 9:42 a.m (10:42 CET) police and rescue teams were informed about a serious car accident on the bridge over Núpsvötn in southern Iceland,” Hergeirsson told said.