Motorcyclist taken to hospital by helicopter after crash

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Motorcyclist taken to hospital by helicopter after crash
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A traffic accident involving a motorcycle, a car, and a bus occurred on Thursday afternoon on Södermalm in central Stockholm.

It's a motorcycle rider and a car driver who collided. After the accident, the motorcycle rider fell off and slid under a bus that appears to have been standing still, says police spokesperson Daniel Wikdahl.

The motorcycle rider, who according to the police was not run over by the bus, was taken to hospital by ambulance helicopter.

The person was injured but awake, able to talk and move.

The incident, which occurred at 14.45, is classified as reckless driving and causing bodily harm. No one has been suspected of a crime.

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