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Serious accidents across Norway and Sweden injure several

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Serious accidents across Norway and Sweden injure several
Key Points
  • Multiple traffic accidents across Norway and Sweden resulted in injuries and road closures.
  • In Norway, serious accidents in Larvik, Froland, and Oslo required emergency response and hospitalizations.
  • In Sweden, numerous incidents including pedestrian collisions, vehicle crashes, and a fatal head-on collision were reported.

In Norway, a serious accident on Lågendalsveien in Larvik left one person injured. Police confirmed the individual is conscious but injured. An air ambulance was dispatched but could not land due to weather, according to official sources.

The road remains closed for a considerable time with a detour via Kveldeveien, according to official sources. Another serious accident in Froland sent one person to Ullevål University Hospital by air ambulance, police said. In Oslo, a pedestrian was hit by a car on Strømsveien at Alna and taken to hospital.

Multiple reports indicate the road is closed between Brobekkveien and the roundabout at Alnasenteret, and police have control of the driver. Police described the accident as serious, according to multiple reports. In Sweden, numerous accidents were reported.

In Nyköping, one person was taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Gamla Villastaden; the victim was awake and able to speak, according to police. In Västra Götaland, an accident left one person injured but awake and able to speak, with the road blocked, according to police. In Uppsala, a car was rear-ended on Stålgatan, and the driver suffered severe neck pain, police said.

A woman was taken to hospital after an object flew through her windshield while driving, according to official sources. In Kalmar, a car drove through a window into a store on Albert Tengers väg, with only the driver inside complaining of neck and leg pain, police reported. A hit pedestrian was reported in Bredviken, Norrbotten, according to police.

Several people are said to have been masked and one person has been arrested for blue-light sabotage.

Filip Annas, Police spokesperson

Accidents occurred on Södra promenaden in Norrköping, in central Västervik, and on Fisksjöleden in Örebro, according to police. A girl was taken to hospital in Lund, according to police. A car hit a median barrier in Kalmar, according to police.

In Linköping, a person was hit by a vehicle at the travel center, according to multiple reports. In Eskilstuna, a man was hit by a car at a crosswalk at Brunnsbacken with minor injuries; the driver did not stop, according to Eskilstuna-Kuriren. A woman in her 70s was taken to hospital after an accident on Careliigatan, according to police.

A van skewed across Östra Strandvägen after a dramatic crash, according to police. In Kungsbacka, a person was hit by a vehicle outside Frillesås and taken to hospital with unknown injuries, major media reported. A person was hit by a vehicle on Skölstavägen near Vallby, Uppsala, according to major media.

One person was seriously injured in an A-traktor accident outside Skärstad, police said. An accident on road 11 east of Staffanstorp left one person hospitalized and the road closed, according to police. A person had a tree fall on them north of Uppsala, according to major media.

An accident occurred during the moped rally in Sätila, according to major media. Traffic accidents were reported on road 35 south of Linköping and in Helsingborg, where a driver got a flat tire while driving onto his driveway, causing traffic to stop completely, according to police. A person died after a head-on collision in Sundsvall, according to major media.

In Malmö, police intervened against an unauthorized demonstration in central Malmö on Friday afternoon. According to Expressen, police spokesperson Filip Annas said several people were masked and one person was arrested for blue-light sabotage.

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