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The police were called to a road in the municipality of Storuma due to a traffic accident.
According to information to the police, it is a scooter driver and motorist who are involved in the accident.
One person has been taken to hospital by ambulance.
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on a visit to an unknown location at the front. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense/AP/TT
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is on an unusual visit to the front in eastern Ukraine on Saturday.
The specific location of the Minister of Defense is unknown.
Fighting is said to be going on around the town of Bachmut, which the Russians are determined to take control of, writes TT. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier this week that “the situation is difficult.”
Traffic accident in Sälen
A traffic accident has occurred on county road 311 at Gudmundsätra outside Sälen.
– According to the alarm, it is a bus and a car. The bus must have driven away, but the car is still standing. There are four victims, but the extent of the injuries is currently unclear, says Johan Gustafsson, team leader at SOS Alarm.
The rescue service is waiting for more units. Then they will block the road.
Person found dead among ice floes
Emergency services, police and ambulance have been alerted to a suspected drowning incident in Gothenburg.
– A passer-by had seen a person under the ice. We are on site and trying to get the person up, says Mathias Kapocs, alarm and command officer at the rescue service.
During the afternoon, the police stated that a person was found dead among ice floes. The circumstances are currently unclear. The police do not currently suspect any crime.
Two cars in collision – one taken to hospital
Two cars have collided on county road 111 near Helsingborg.
A woman in her 30s has had to be taken to hospital by ambulance. The extent of the damage is unclear.
The police have detained a 35-year-old man who is suspected of serious drunken driving and illegal driving.
Man dies in accident with quad bike
A man in his 50s has died in an accident with a quadricycle in Enköping.
Relatives have been notified.
The alarm about the accident came in at 07.30 on Saturday morning. According to the police, the man must have driven off the road.
An earthquake has hit New Zealand
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 has erupted in the Kermadec Islands in New Zealand according to the Seismological Center for Europe and the Mediterranean, EMSC.
The earthquake has a depth of 183 kilometers.
There is still no tsunami warning due to the earthquake, reports Reuters.
SMHI has issued weather warnings for gales
SMHI has issued several yellow weather warnings for Saturday.
SMHI warns of wind in the area around Fårösund and Fårö and in large parts of Härjedalsfjällen and Jämtlandsfjällen.
The authority also warns of gales in the Gulf of Bothnia, Northern Kvarken, the Bothnian Sea, the Gulf of Finland, the Archipelago Sea, the Åland Sea, parts of the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Riga.
Suspected attempted murder in park – woman arrested
It was just before 02:00 on Saturday night that the police were alerted to an injured man in a park in central Stockholm.
The injured man had to be taken to hospital by ambulance. According to information to the police, the suspected perpetrator had fled the scene, but was later arrested.
The woman is now under arrest following a decision by the prosecutor on probable cause on suspicion of attempted murder.
Actor Tom Sizemore dead – was 61 years old
Tom Sizemore turned 61 years old. Photo: Jordan Strauss/AP
Actor Tom Sizemore has died, The Guardian reports. He was 61 years old.
Since February, Sizemore has been in a coma and in intensive care in hospital after he suffered a brain aneurysm.
On Tuesday, several foreign media reported that Sizemore’s doctors announced that the actor’s life could not be saved.
Sizemore has been in the film business for over 30 years and has had several hundred roles. Among other things, he has played in Michael Mann’s film “Heat” and Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan”.
Woman dead after fall – two arrested
A 47-year-old woman died on Saturday evening after falling from a balcony on the fourth floor in Katrineholm.
The police were alerted at 11:16 p.m. and have arrested a man and a woman, both in their 30s, as reasonably suspected of murder. It is the lower level of suspicion.
– Those arrested were nearby. Circumstances on the spot have meant that we have started a preliminary investigation into murder, says Rasmus Borgström, officer on duty at the police.
The woman died on the spot. Her next of kin have been notified.
On Saturday morning, the police were still conducting a technical investigation and collecting witness information.
New interest rate increase to be expected
A new increase in the policy rate may come in April, says Riksbank Governor Erik Thedéen i Ekot’s Saturday interview. According to weekly figures, underlying inflation is increasing more than expected in the euro area.
– We are strongly integrated with other countries, we are a small open economy, so inflation goes up in euro countries, inflation goes up in England, inflation goes up in the USA – and it is high in all these areas – yes, then it affects Sweden , says Thedéen.
According to the Governor of the Riksbank, future interest rate increases are likely to be between 0.25 and 0.5 percentage points. (TT)
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Is the whole “snip” story over now or is there a chance it will be brought up again and he will be convicted for what he did?
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Hello! By March 23 at the latest, the Attorney General must decide whether the case should be taken up in the Supreme Court or not.
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Why are there so many knife attacks against people now? I am referring to those afflicted by unknown lunatics.
Has the mental health service shut down & released a lot of psychosis or where did they all come from? What is happening in our society?
This can’t go on, you soon won’t dare to go out even during the day in a public place!!
Worried & scared
Hello,
I understand that you can feel worried and scared when you read about various acts of violence in our society.
We always look at underlying causes to try to give a broader picture of what’s going on than what you get in this quick news reporting.
It is generally wise to try to look up a little.
Here, for example, you can read statistics on the development of crime in Sweden last year.
Did they catch the man who was released from a prisoner transport?
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Hi Vivi,
He has not been found yet.
You can read more about the case here.
How is the little 10-year-old girl who was stabbed in Gothenburg?
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Hello! During the evening, the girl’s condition was assessed as serious but stable, according to the police.
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