Sweden is shaken after a violent traffic accident between Degerfors and Karlskoga late Friday night. Several young people were involved. Three people were confirmed dead on Saturday.
The police state that another person is seriously injured after the accident. An investigation has been opened in the wake of what is said to have been a frontal collision. The investigation is about negligent homicide and negligent behavior in traffic.
The police state that the collision occurred in connection with a passing at high speed. There must have been one person in the car who performed the overtaking. In the oncoming car were two teenage girls and a person in their 30s, according to Expressen.
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Young people
Expressen writes that two of the three in the car lost their lives. One of the girls is hospitalized on Saturday with what is described as serious injuries. The driver of the car that performed the overtaking has also been confirmed dead.
– The people involved are men and women aged 19 to 35, says duty officer at the police, Evelina Molander, to Expressen.
– Life-saving work was carried out on the site, but three of the lives could not be saved, says spokesman for the police, Kenneth Johannesson.
MINNES: Candles have been lit and flowers laid at the site of the fatal accident. Photo: Alex Ljungdahl / Expressen
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According to the police, the car that performed the overtaking must have kept a high speed when the accident happened. Pictures from the site show enormous damage to the cars involved. One of them is also said to have been on fire when the police arrived.
The Expressen reporter on site says on Saturday that the asphalt is completely black after the car fire. In the ditch are also wreckage that testifies to the high speed that was kept when the cars collided.
Nearby, several people laid flowers and lit candles in memory of the dead.
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Good overview
The police will already on Saturday have a good overview of the course of events in connection with the violent accident. The road was blocked all night until Saturday, while rescue work and investigations were carried out on site.
All relatives have been notified of the incident, the police say.
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