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Teenagers Attack Conductor on Train Near Drammen, Halting Traffic

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  • Three teenagers assaulted a conductor on a train near Drammen, causing injuries and a 40-minute traffic halt.
  • The attack disrupted train services and required police intervention to control the suspects.
  • Trains have resumed normal operations, but charges against the teenagers are still undetermined.

According to police, three teenagers were not behaving on a train heading toward Drammen around 9 PM Friday evening and were asked to leave. ' The conductor, a man in his 30s, was punched in the face and head. ' The specific injuries sustained by the conductor have not been detailed.

Police received an emergency call from the train driver who saw the incident on video surveillance, and other witnesses also called the emergency number. The train was stopped at Drammen station, and some of the perpetrators tried to run from police and ran on the train tracks. There was a complete stop in train traffic for about 40 minutes.

They obviously disagreed with that, and then they attacked the conductor.

Ståle Olstad Fuglaas, Operations leader in the South-East police district

Police have control of all three, who are at the beginning and end of their teenage years. The conductor will be questioned and likely sent to the emergency room. Trains are running normally again.

What charges are being considered against the teenagers remains unclear. In a separate incident in Trondheim, a drunk man fell on the train line. Svein Erik Wagnild, operations leader in Trøndelag police district, said, 'Police are now on the scene and have control of the man.

He has some swelling in his face after being punched in the head and face.

Ståle Olstad Fuglaas, Operations leader in the South-East police district

Ambulance also on its way to the scene because the man possibly sustained injuries in the fall. ' Police reported that all trains were stopped for a short period due to this incident.

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