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Lorry collided with several cars – two dead

A lorry was seen being driven from side to side on Road 117. Later it collided head-on with a number of private cars. Three people were taken to hospital by ambulance.
A man and a woman have died, the police report.
The lorry-driver is suspected of gross drunken driving and causing the deaths of others. He has been taken into custody.
Hässleholm • Publicerad 26 november 2020
Two people, a man and a woman, died in the accident.
Two people, a man and a woman, died in the accident.Foto: Lasse Ottosson

Shortly before 5 pm police, ambulance and emergency services received information about a lorry which was being driven unsteadily on Road 117 between Bjärnum and Vankiva.

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Later the police were told that a lorry had collided with a number of cars near Vankiva,in the direction of Hässleholm.

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– It has collided head-on with at least one car, but there may be more, said police spokesperson Sara Andersson at 5:45.

Several cars collided with the lorry before it landed in the ditch.
Several cars collided with the lorry before it landed in the ditch.Foto: Lasse Ottosson

At 7 pm the police said that a lorry and three private cars were involved in the accident. After the collisions the lorry is reported to have landed in the ditch.

At 9:30 the police said that three people had been taken to hospital by ambulance, and there was still no information about their injuries.

The lorry-driver, a man in his 40's, suffered no physical injuries, however.

The police got the alarm about the accident just before 5 pm on Wednesday.
The police got the alarm about the accident just before 5 pm on Wednesday.Foto: Lasse Ottosson

The police are checking up to see if the lorry that caused the accident is the same one as was reported earlier for driving unsteadily.

Shortly before midnight the police reported that a man and a woman in their 60's had died as a result of the accident.

Three cars collided with the lorry.  It took the police a long time to find out what had happened.
Three cars collided with the lorry. It took the police a long time to find out what had happened.Foto: Lasse Ottosson

Relatives have been informed of the deaths.

The lorry-driver is suspected of grossly causing the deaths of others, and of gross drunken driving, and has been arrested by the police.

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