October 25, 06:46, Summary of evening and night, Västra Götaland County

Published: Sat 25 Oct 2025 06:46 CEST

The press spokesperson is on site. Below follows a selection of last night's events.

04:37, traffic accident – Ale
A man in his 30s calls the police and reports that he thinks he was hit by a car. He claims to have seen a vehicle moving towards him and then woke up on the ground. This happened at the Smedjebacken bus stop in Älvängen. The man is taken to the hospital, awake and able to speak. The police have filed a report for causing bodily harm and reckless driving.

01:47, traffic accident – Gothenburg
A car veers off course for unknown reasons into a concrete foundation on Hjalmar Brantingsgatan. The driver, a man in his 45s, was checked by ambulance personnel on the scene, but it is unclear whether he needed to be taken to the hospital. The police are investigating the incident as reckless driving. 

00:18, Violence against a public official – Borås
During a police intervention under the law on intoxicated persons (LOB), the person being detained resists the intervention. The 40-year-old man acts violently against the police, resulting in one of them injuring his arm. The man is suspected of violence against a public official, drug offense, and violent resistance. The injured police officer sought medical attention, but there is no information that the injuries were serious. 

00:58, assault - Gothenburg
Police are called to Erik Dahlbergsgatan in Vasastaden after a report of some kind of disturbance. It is said that many people have gathered at the scene. The origin of this is that a man hit a woman. The whole thing results in a 18-year-old man being arrested and suspected of gross assault, where a 20-year-old woman is the complainant. The woman in question is suspected of minor assault. The woman is not believed to have suffered any serious injuries in connection with the incident. The police also conduct a detention under LOB on a man who resists being removed from the scene. The 20-year-old man is suspected of violent resistance. Another 20-year-old man is removed from the scene for interfering with the police's work. 

23:59, knife law - Gothenburg
Police are called to Hjällbo after a report that a man is acting threateningly on a tram. The man in question is said to be waving a knife-like object. The suspect is not believed to have made any specific attacks, but the situation is perceived as threatening. The police have been on the scene and detained the man under LOB. He will be heard regarding suspicions of gross breach of the knife law, as well as drug offense, when he sobers up.

Police have, in addition to the above, responded to several other alarms that have resulted in a report of assault. However, there is no information about any serious injuries in connection with these cases.

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