https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A train driver died and several were injured after a commuter train crashed into a truck on a railway crossing in western Sweden on Monday morning. https://www.thelocal.se/20240115/several-injured-after-train-collides-with-truck-in-western-sweden Mon, 15 Jan 2024 12:58:29 +0100 several-injured-after-train-collides-with-truck-in-western-sweden More than 30 years ago, a passenger plane crash-landed in a field in central Sweden, with all 129 people on board miraculously surviving. https://www.thelocal.se/20211227/miracle-at-gottrora-how-129-people-survived-a-plane-crash-in-sweden Mon, 27 Dec 2021 18:03:38 +0100 miracle-at-gottrora-how-129-people-survived-a-plane-crash-in-sweden The five people who died this week when a construction elevator crashed 20 metres to the ground in Sundbyberg, north of Stockholm, came from Sweden, Russia, Ukraine and Afghanistan, writes Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. https://www.thelocal.se/20231215/migrant-workers-reportedly-among-victims-of-fatal-elevator-crash-in-stockholm Fri, 15 Dec 2023 08:16:14 +0100 migrant-workers-reportedly-among-victims-of-fatal-elevator-crash-in-stockholm A technical investigation is under way to determine what caused a construction elevator to crash 20 metres to the ground, killing five, at a building site in Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20231213/what-caused-construction-elevator-to-collapse-in-sweden-killing-five Wed, 13 Dec 2023 06:57:09 +0100 what-caused-construction-elevator-to-collapse-in-sweden-killing-five UPDATE: A ferry that ran aground next to islands between Finland and Sweden with nearly 430 crew and passengers on board, was refloated and heading for port, its owners said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20201122/finnish-ferry-runs-aground-in-baltic-with-nearly-430-aboard Sun, 22 Nov 2020 10:00:16 +0100 finnish-ferry-runs-aground-in-baltic-with-nearly-430-aboard A helicopter with a Swedish pilot crashed into the mountains outside Alta in northern Norway and burst into flames on Saturday, killing all six onboard. https://www.thelocal.se/20190901/swedish-pilot-and-five-others-die-in-norway-helicopter-crash Sun, 01 Sep 2019 10:21:17 +0200 swedish-pilot-and-five-others-die-in-norway-helicopter-crash This may be the most Swedish road accident ever. https://www.thelocal.se/20190814/truck-dumps-50-barrels-of-herring-on-swedish-road Wed, 14 Aug 2019 18:10:14 +0200 truck-dumps-50-barrels-of-herring-on-swedish-road A builder in Sweden has died after falling from the eighth floor of a new block being built near Stockholm's Karolinska Hospital without a safety line. https://www.thelocal.se/20190512/builder-dies-in-fall-from-8th-floor-of-stockholm-block Sun, 12 May 2019 15:51:50 +0200 builder-dies-in-fall-from-8th-floor-of-stockholm-block Three people died when their car smashed into a tank truck in a snowy Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20190129/three-die-in-head-on-collision-west-of-uppsala Tue, 29 Jan 2019 09:03:58 +0100 three-die-in-head-on-collision-west-of-uppsala Six Swiss nationals were killed in a road accident in Sweden's far north when the minibus they were in collided with a truck, Swedish police and Swiss officials said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20190113/six-swiss-nationals-die-in-road-crash-in-sweden Sun, 13 Jan 2019 14:31:16 +0100 six-swiss-nationals-die-in-road-crash-in-sweden A 75-year-old man was out for an early morning jog in Skåne on Thursday when he was shot by what police suspect was an errant bullet from a hunter. https://www.thelocal.se/20181129/75-year-old-jogger-shot-in-swedish-woods Thu, 29 Nov 2018 18:15:58 +0100 75-year-old-jogger-shot-in-swedish-woods A policeman’s angry Facebook post criticising onlookers who filmed the rescue attempt of a drowned teen on their mobile phones, obstructing police, has gone viral in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20180603/swedish-campers-filmed-drowned-boy-on-phones Sun, 03 Jun 2018 17:08:29 +0200 swedish-campers-filmed-drowned-boy-on-phones Twenty-seven cars crashed on Saturday morning on the E22 motorway near Lund. https://www.thelocal.se/20180317/27-car-pile-up-in-southern-sweden Sat, 17 Mar 2018 16:31:54 +0100 27-car-pile-up-in-southern-sweden At least eight tourists, including a pregnant woman from Sweden, were injured on Friday when a chair lift ran out of control in the Georgian ski resort of Gudauri, officials said. https://www.thelocal.se/20180317/pregnant-swede-among-eight-injured-in-georgia-ski-lift-crush Sat, 17 Mar 2018 03:50:58 +0100 pregnant-swede-among-eight-injured-in-georgia-ski-lift-crush Two people sustained minor injuries after a bus with 20 passengers left the road on national highway (riksväg) 70 near the Idre ski resort. https://www.thelocal.se/20180211/two-injured-in-bus-accident-in-swedish-mountains Sun, 11 Feb 2018 13:23:17 +0100 two-injured-in-bus-accident-in-swedish-mountains Two men were killed on Saturday at the Stråken lake near the town of Motala after falling through ice while they were skating. https://www.thelocal.se/20180127/two-ice-skaters-killed-in-accident-on-swedish-lake Sat, 27 Jan 2018 18:54:29 +0100 two-ice-skaters-killed-in-accident-on-swedish-lake Two people were killed after being struck by a train in central Sundsvall, Swedish police said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20170917/two-dead-in-swedish-train-accident-sundsvall Sun, 17 Sep 2017 18:59:24 +0200 two-dead-in-swedish-train-accident-sundsvall What could possibly top last week's truck spill of Sweden's fave potato staple? The answer might be toilet seats… https://www.thelocal.se/20170911/whats-that-spill-truck-drops-unexpected-cargo-on-swedish-highway Mon, 11 Sep 2017 19:27:36 +0200 whats-that-spill-truck-drops-unexpected-cargo-on-swedish-highway A 19-year-old zookeeper has died after being attacked by a bear at a wildlife park in northern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20170804/zookeeper-19-dies-in-bear-attack-at-swedish-wildlife-park Fri, 04 Aug 2017 16:54:27 +0200 zookeeper-19-dies-in-bear-attack-at-swedish-wildlife-park A search for four suspected robbers ended tragically when a policeman was hit and killed by a car on the E20 motorway near Gothenburg on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20170723/swedish-policeman-killed-in-traffic-accident-during-robbery-chase Sun, 23 Jul 2017 21:22:09 +0200 swedish-policeman-killed-in-traffic-accident-during-robbery-chase