Teenage boy in snowmobile accident
Photo: Melcher Ekströmer/TT

Teenage boy in snowmobile accident north of Torneträsk has life-threatening injuries

A teenage boy has been flown to hospital by air ambulance after a snowmobile accident north of Torneträsk. According to medical services, his injuries are life-threatening.

The incident - where, according to local media, the boy crashed the snowmobile into a rock - occurred between Kiruna and Abisko, and the police were informed about it at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday.

The boy was first treated in Kiruna but was then transferred to Norrland University Hospital in Umeå. Region Norrbotten says on its website that he has life-threatening injuries.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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