A Sad Moment, Oil Tanker Sailed.

A 125m-long oil tanker "probably" sailed over the wrecked car of indie band Viola Beach minutes after it plunged more than 24m (80ft) off a bridge.

A spokesman said no-one on the 7,500-ton vessel saw the vehicle fall into the Sodertalje canal in Sweden.

And if the crew had been warned about the car wreck being in the water they would have tried to stop the 18m-wide ship, Daniel Backman said.

Do not blame the crew or pilot because of this incident, they could not do anything to prevent it.

All four members of the British group and their manager were killed when their vehicle smashed through a bridge barrier and into the water below in the early hours of Saturday.




The car had plunged through a gap in the highway bridge which had been opened