A wooden bridge over a river in southern Norway has collapsed, with a car plunging into the water and a truck getting stuck on a raised section.
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The drivers of both vehicles were rescued and doing well, police said. A helicopter assisted in the rescue of the truck driver, police said. The driver of the car managed to get out by himself. The nearly 150-metre long bridge connects the west bank of the Gudbrandsdalslaagen river and the village of Tretten. The bridge opened in 2012. The cause of the collapse was not immediately known

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