A tragic coincidence hit a family in a town near Helsinki. Two brothers — twins at that — got involved in two different accidents on the same road, just two hours apart. The first of the Finnish brothers was riding a bicycle when one of the most tragic road accidents we’ve ever reported occurred. BBC reports that the brother was hit by a lorry in Raahe, Finland. He reportedly died immediately on the spot. About two hours later, his brother was about one mile down the same road, crossing from one side to the other on his bicycle. He was also hit by a lorry and died on the spot. A police officer named Marja-Leena Huhtala described the incident, saying, “It made my hair stand on end when I heard the two were brothers, and identical twins at that. It came to mind that perhaps someone from upstairs had a say in this.” It’s unlikely that the second brother had any idea that his twin had just been killed on a bicycle on the same road he was about to get on. The word hadn’t gone out yet. And while nowadays the police would simply call the family of the bereaved — the priority list must have been a little different on that particular day. What’s even more strange is the road is reportedly known for accidents in general. The police assured that this was a very rare occurrence and termed it a “historic coincidence.” This is the sort of thing you’d expect from a Netflix show like House of Usher, where one family gets to experience more tragedy than you’d think is even possible. There’s a common belief that most twins don’t just share fates but also pain, telepathically, somehow. But that pesky science that has no place in healthcare policymaking these days still keeps rearing its head. Twins apparently tend to immediately empathize with each other because shared genes and similar environments suggest they have shorthand methods to instantly grasp each other’s emotions. At the same time, the tragedy of twins being together even in death does raise an eyebrow for the regular person. The vastness of the human experience guarantees that at least one person has gone through even the most outrageous scenarios imaginable. Like recently when a 93-year-old Romanian returned to his house with the same clothes he left with 30 years ago, and when asked where he had been — he simply claimed he had no memory whatsoever. The twins in Finland were reportedly 70 years old at their death. The first accident happened at 9:29 am, and the road was found to have road ice. Black ice tends to make even the safest of junctions potentially life-threatening. The transparent ice usually makes the pavements and parts of the road invisible and slippery, meaning if you’re on wheels, your driving skills won’t actually help you stay in control. In some areas in Japan and Europe, you actually have to practice driving on wet surfaces and black ice before you can earn your driving license.