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full screen The woman was alone in the car at the time of the accident. Archive image. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT
A young woman died in a moose accident on county road 555, south of Älvsbyn in Norrbotten on the night of Friday.
– She was alone in the car. The moose also died, says police spokesperson Marie Andersson.
The alarm about the accident came at 01:20. The woman’s next of kin have been notified.
So far this year, until July 25, roughly 1,800 accidents involving moose on Swedish roads have been reported to the police. Collisions with moose are considered the most dangerous of wildlife accidents. On average, around five people die each year in moose collisions in the country, according to Folksam.