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Kópavogur Man Pinned By Car
Fire and medical emergency services were called to the rescue of a man in Kópavogur on the evening of February 3, Vísir reports. The man had been pinned by a car whilst repairing the vehicle’s undercarriage. According to Vísir, the man’s car…
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Investigation Dropped Against Man Suspected Of Shooting Mayor’s Car
The man who was taken into custody as suspected of having shot at Reykjavík Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson’s (above) parked car and the offices of the Social Democrats has now had the investigation against him dropped by the district attorney, Fréttablaðið reports.…
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Unattended Car Rolls Into Children
A car left unattended in Hafnarfjörður on Sunday rolled into a playground where two children were using a swing, striking one of them. Parents had to lift the vehicle off the child, who was taken to hospital; no detailed information is available…
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Two Suspects Arrested, One In Custody, In Connection With Shooting Of Mayor’s Car
One suspect is currently in custody in connection with the shooting of Reykjavík Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson’s family car, Vísir reports. Police raided the home of two suspects over the weekend, one of whom had weapons including two .22 calibre rifles and…
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Reykjavik Mayor’s Car Shot At
The car of Reykjavík Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson was damaged, RÚV reports, when it sustained gunfire last week. It is highly probable that this is linked to similar shootings reported on last week. The car is used by the mayor and his…
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Tesla Sets Up Service Center In Iceland – At Last
On September 9th, Tesla opened its first service center in Reykjavík, after Icelanders had inquired frequently over the previous two years, about whether that day would ever come. It remains unclear what took Tesla so long to enter a country with such…
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The Next Battle In Iceland’s War On The Car: Road Tolls
Road tolls and radical urban planning are among this years challenges for the city of Reykjavík. Reykjavík and the surrounding municipalities are a sprawling post-war region. Iceland was a poor, agrarian society well into the 20th century. The flood of money from…
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Mattress In Backseat Of A Car Available On Airbnb
It’s getting quite expensive to stay in Iceland, but one genius entrepreneur has come up with a brilliant solution—to allow you to Airbnb the back of his car! The accommodation will cost you the paltry sum of 2,745 króna, or £21 a…
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Car Sets Self On Fire At Red Light
While waiting on a red light in Akureyri, a man driving his 2006 Skoda Octavia was startled when his car suddenly began to self-immolate. RÚV reports that the Skoda is in bad shape and that this is actually the third car to…
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Boom In Icelanders Renting Their Cars To Tourists
Icelanders are renting their cars out to tourists at an accelerating rate, with a sevenfold increase reported over the past year alone. While many visitors to Iceland might rent cars from some of the larger retail chains, RÚV reports that another popular…
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Your Handy Guide To Driving Safely Through The Icelandic Winter!
Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past five years, you’ve probably heard it a billion times: Winter is coming. Well, in Iceland, winter has already come, there’s no doubt about it. And for the most part, it’s beautiful! However,…
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Woman Rescued From Harbour In Medically Induced Coma
The woman whose car ended up in Reykjavík Harbour last week and spent 30 minutes in the sea before being pulled out, remains in the ICU in a medically induced coma, reports Vísir. As reported, the unnamed woman was rescued from her…
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Woman In Critical Condition After Driving Into Harbour
An unnamed woman rescued from her sunken car in Reykjavík harbour is in critical condition after spending nearly half an hour in the water, reports RÚV. The police, fire department, emergency services and even a crane was called to the scene. After…
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Stray Cigarette Butt Causes Fireworks To Go Off In Car
A driver and three passengers escaped unscathed but with frayed nerves after a firework went off in their car last night, reports RÚV. At roughly 01:45 am police were alerted to a car fire in Kópavogur. Once on the scene the car…
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Iceland’s Oldest Driver Born In 1912
According to a new report from the police, Iceland’s oldest driver is a 102 year old man living in Kópavogur. RÚV reports that in all 11 people 96 years or older have a valid driver’s license and that almost 300 people over the…