https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Drivers of small cars may have overpaid in tolls when crossing the Great Belt Bridge. The bridge's toll operator has urged customers to check billing information. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200106/small-car-drivers-paid-too-much-on-denmarks-great-belt-bridge-heres-how-to-get-your-money-back Mon, 06 Jan 2020 14:36:26 +0100 small-car-drivers-paid-too-much-on-denmarks-great-belt-bridge-heres-how-to-get-your-money-back A train which crashed on the Great Belt Bridge on January 2nd this year is to be scrapped. Eight people lost their lives in the tragedy. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190820/denmark-to-destroy-train-involved-in-fatal-great-belt-bridge-crash Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:55:43 +0200 denmark-to-destroy-train-involved-in-fatal-great-belt-bridge-crash Traffic delays lasting nearly five hours resulted on the Great Belt Fixed Link on Tuesday after an HGV caught fire. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190710/motorists-fined-for-filming-burning-truck-on-denmarks-great-belt-bridge Wed, 10 Jul 2019 10:58:05 +0200 motorists-fined-for-filming-burning-truck-on-denmarks-great-belt-bridge New minister for transport Benny Engelbrecht wants running and cycling events to return to the Great Belt Bridge and will allow organizers to apply for permits. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190705/running-and-cycling-events-given-green-light-for-return-to-denmarks-great-belt-bridge Fri, 05 Jul 2019 14:01:09 +0200 running-and-cycling-events-given-green-light-for-return-to-denmarks-great-belt-bridge Danish accident investigators on Thursday said a train crash on the Great Belt Bridge in January, which killed eight people, was caused by a poorly-attached container. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190314/badly-attached-container-caused-fatal-accident-on-great-belt-bridge Thu, 14 Mar 2019 18:28:57 +0100 badly-attached-container-caused-fatal-accident-on-great-belt-bridge The Great Belt Bridge has now reopened after an accident caused the fixed link between Funen and Zealand to close for several hours Monday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190114/denmarks-great-belt-bridge-closed-for-four-hours-after-accident Mon, 14 Jan 2019 18:25:52 +0100 denmarks-great-belt-bridge-closed-for-four-hours-after-accident Danish police said on Friday they had identified the eight victims killed in a train accident on the Great Belt Bridge earlier this week. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190104/victims-in-denmark-great-belt-bridge-rail-accident-identified Fri, 04 Jan 2019 13:21:54 +0100 victims-in-denmark-great-belt-bridge-rail-accident-identified Trains are again running across the Great Belt Fixed Link between Zealand and Funen after services connecting Danish regions were brought to a standstill by a fatal accident on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190103/train-traffic-resumes-on-great-belt-bridge-after-fatal-accident Thu, 03 Jan 2019 16:34:30 +0100 train-traffic-resumes-on-great-belt-bridge-after-fatal-accident The death toll from a train accident on Denmark’s Great Belt Fixed Link has risen from six to eight, police said early on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190103/death-toll-rises-to-eight-in-danish-great-belt-bridge-train-accident Thu, 03 Jan 2019 10:59:40 +0100 death-toll-rises-to-eight-in-danish-great-belt-bridge-train-accident The passenger train involved in a fatal rail accident on Wednesday collided with objects that had fallen from a freight train, Funen Police said at a press conference. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190102/great-belt-bridge-rail-accident-caused-by-collision-with-objects-from-freight-train-police Wed, 02 Jan 2019 14:09:57 +0100 great-belt-bridge-rail-accident-caused-by-collision-with-objects-from-freight-train-police Six people were killed in a rail accident in windy conditions on the Great Belt Bridge between Zealand and Funen early on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190102/six-dead-in-train-crash-on-denmarks-great-belt-fixed-link Wed, 02 Jan 2019 11:18:31 +0100 six-dead-in-train-crash-on-denmarks-great-belt-fixed-link The Great Belt Fixed Link and the Øresund Bridge were both closed early on Wednesday as forceful gusts of wind made conditions perilous. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190102/high-winds-cause-closure-and-collision-on-danish-bridge Wed, 02 Jan 2019 10:04:36 +0100 high-winds-cause-closure-and-collision-on-danish-bridge Traffic on Denmark’s Great Belt Bridge, which connects the islands of Zealand and Funen, was at a standstill for several hours on Monday after a lorry caught fire. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180703/great-belt-bridge-fire-causes-massive-delays-on-danish-motorway Tue, 03 Jul 2018 11:52:23 +0200 great-belt-bridge-fire-causes-massive-delays-on-danish-motorway Event organisers and politicians have criticised a decision by Denmark’s Roads Agency (Vejdirektoratet) to withdraw permission for sporting events on the 6.8-kilometre Great Belt Bridge. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170718/danish-minister-criticised-for-scrapping-great-belt-bridge-run Tue, 18 Jul 2017 22:24:37 +0200 danish-minister-criticised-for-scrapping-great-belt-bridge-run