A comprehensive search is underway for a family of four in Hjlmeland in southwestern Norway, according to police. The family consists of a mother, father, and their two children who were supposed to return to their car after a trip to a cabin but never arrived, police say. The last contact with the family was on Friday morning, when they reported they were on their way back, authorities report. The search involves dog patrols, drones, helicopters, and volunteers and is expected to continue all night, police indicate. Police say the family are experienced hikers, but their current status and location remain unknown.
In Gothenburg, a tram and a car collided on Sahlgrensgatan at Grönsakstorget in central Gothenburg, rescue services report. Four people were traveling in the car, which according to Göteborgs-Posten is a taxi. Two of them were trapped when rescue services arrived, with one still pinned, authorities say. The extent of injuries is unclear, and the alarm about the accident came just before 11 PM on Friday, according to reports. The accident is causing major traffic disruptions, officials note.
The Swedish Transport Administration is going on alert ahead of storm 'Dave' expected to hit Gothenburg during the Easter weekend, the agency says. The storm is expected to reach Gothenburg on Sunday morning and peak later in the day, forecasts indicate. According to the forecast, the storm could bring heavy precipitation and wind gusts of up to 28 meters per second.
There was disorder at Asecs in Jönköping during Good Friday evening in connection with the car meet around the motor show at Elmia, police report. Police have about 15 detentions, including for drunkenness and public disturbances, authorities say. Police are also handling about five assault cases and one drunk driving case, officials indicate. Up to 9,000 people are expected to gather at Asecs during the Easter weekend, and police have reinforced with resources from several regions, according to reports.
A police operation took place in the Brynäs district of Gävle on Friday evening following suspicions of a serious crime, authorities say. A man was initially arrested but later released after suspicions weakened, police report. The crime classification was serious weapons offense, officials indicate. No one is reported to have been injured in connection with the incident, according to police.
Three people sought medical care after work at SSAB's area in Luleå, the company says. The company has now stopped all work with the construction, officials report.
The three men in their 50s who were missing in Suldal in Ryfylke have been found safe and sound, police say. Police will talk to the hiking group to find out why they did not arrive as planned and also did not report in, authorities indicate. The group was supposed to walk to the DNT cabin Jonstølen on Friday, according to police. Relatives alerted that they had not arrived as planned, prompting a large search operation, officials report. Overnight to Saturday, search crews and police reached the DNT cabin Bleskestadmoen, authorities say. Crews have checked the tourist cabin at Bleskestadmoen and found signs that the group had been there but had moved on, according to reports. Due to bad weather and darkness, the search was called off for the night, police indicate. On Saturday morning, large resources were again deployed in the search, including a helicopter and snowmobiles, authorities say. An avalanche group is on its way to assess parts of the area that are avalanche-prone, officials report. The missing are three men in their 50s; two live in Norway and one in Germany, according to police. On Saturday, rescue crews will continue searching in cabins in the area where the group is assumed to have gone, authorities indicate.
Police in Finnmark are searching for a reindeer herder in the Øvre Anarjohka National Park area, officials say. Rescue helicopter and volunteer search crews have also been called out in the search, according to reports. The missing is a man in his 80s whom police assume was out driving a snowmobile, authorities indicate.
A person lost their driver's license after a traffic control on E45 near Masi in Kautokeino municipality, police report. Four drivers received simplified fines in the control, authorities say. The highest measured speed was 135 kilometers per hour in a 90 km/h zone, according to officials.