Several fatal accidents in Midsummer weekend traffic

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Several fatal accidents in Midsummer weekend traffic
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After the big Midsummer celebrations, the queues sometimes became long.

According to the Traffic Editorial Team at Sveriges Radio, several cars were stationary on the Öland Bridge earlier on Sunday, stopping traffic and creating mile-long queues.

Overall, the Swedish Transport Administration describes the situation as normal, even though accidents have occurred in some areas.

"Overall, traffic has flowed well," says Denny Josefsson, press spokesperson at the Swedish Transport Administration.

At the same time, five people are reported to have died in various accidents over the weekend.

The first fatal accident occurred on Midsummer's Eve on Highway 40, outside Borås. A couple in their 80s were trying to drive through an opening in the median barrier to change direction when they were hit from behind by a car. The couple later died on the way to hospital.

Shortly after 3 a.m. on Midsummer's Eve, the next fatal accident occurred when a motorcyclist ran off the road outside Länna in Stockholm. The rider was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, but died later that night.

On Sunday afternoon, two people died in a single-vehicle accident in Kalix, the police said. According to NSD, it involved a passenger car that ran off the road.

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