Two hit – driver fled the scene

Two hit driver fled the scene
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full screen The man is suspected, among other things, of aggravated drunken driving. Archive image. Photo: Christine Olsson/TT

A man and a woman were hit by a car during the night in Ljusne in Söderhamn municipality. They both had to be taken to hospital in an ambulance.

The driver of the car, a man in his 40s, fled the scene of the accident but was later identified and arrested. The car was impounded during the night for a technical examination.

The man is suspected of gross negligence in traffic, gross drunk driving, causing bodily harm and contagion from a traffic accident.

The injury status of both people is unclear.

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