Man Dies in Accident During
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Man Dies in Accident During Swedish Police Training Exercise

A man has died in an accident during an exercise for police employees at the Swedish Armed Forces' training facility in Borensberg. The deceased was not employed by the police authority, says police press spokesperson Martina Gradian.

Police employees from several regions participated in the exercise together with a number of volunteers at the Swedish Armed Forces' facility markstridsskolan Kvarn.

The alarm about the accident came at 1 pm on Thursday.

Mikael Ågren, duty communicator at the Swedish Armed Forces, says that the accident occurred when the police were training at a facility for combat in built-up areas.

Personnel who were present at the incident have been offered crisis support, the police write on their website.

The investigation into the accident is led by special investigations, a separate part of the Police Authority where other police employees do not have insight into the investigation work.

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