The incident occurred in central Bålsta in Håbo municipality in Uppsala county at 02:00 on the night of Saturday.
— As I understand it, the plow truck has been driving around central Bålsta. Then the police car is parked in a place called Centrumgränd, right in the center of Bålsta. There is a shopping center there, and on a connecting street the car is parked when it is hit, says Viktor Åkring Dicksved, police commander at the regional command center in the Mitt region.
The collision was powerful, and Åkring Dicksved describes it as the front of the police car being destroyed.
— He has had a lower speed, but it has been enough.
The surprised police quickly activated the blue lights, and the plow truck stopped. A preliminary breath test showed signs that the exhaled air contained alcohol, so the driver was accompanied to the police station for further control.
The police car could be driven there, where it was taken out of service. The police patrol escaped unharmed and was able to continue its shift. The plow truck driver is suspected of drunk driving.