A bus has overturned and ended up in a ditch on the E45 between Vilhelmina and Storuman.
57 people have been on board, two have been taken to hospital. About ten have been slightly injured.
One person must be strapped into the bus.
Lycksele Hospital has gone into disaster mode.
The emergency services were alerted to the accident at 08.45 by a passing truck driver.
According to the initial alarm, the bus has ended up in a ditch. Two people have been taken to hospital, around ten are said to be slightly injured.
One person was trapped in the bus, but everyone should have gotten off the bus at 10.45.
– The caller has estimated the speed at 90 kilometers per hour, but whether the bus drove at that speed or whether it is the speed that applies on the road is unclear, says Sandra Nordlund, emergency operator at the rescue service.
According to the police, it must be a chartered bus. County traffic in Västerbotten tells VK that none of their buses are involved in the accident. 56 passengers and a bus driver have been on board the bus, according to the passenger list.
Helicopter alerted
18 units from the rescue service are alerted, according to SOS Alarm, of which four ambulances and an ambulance helicopter.
Lycksele hospital has gone into disaster mode due to the accident, states Region Västerbotten.
– We are in the process of establishing the staff. Disaster mode is the highest preparedness mode, which means mobilizing all available functions and getting ready to receive patients, says Petra Olgarsson, communicator on standby.
Several employees at the hospital have been called in to work.
Road closed
A lot of people will be on the road. A bus is ordered to pick up people who were on the bus, according to the emergency services.
Traffic on the road is heavily affected as the road is closed. The forecast for how long the emergency services will work on the road is three hours.
There were earlier reports that a car had collided with the bus, but at 09.45 the emergency services announced that there was no indication that any other vehicle had been involved.
Infrastructure Minister Andreas Carlson (KD) comments on the accident at X:
“I have been notified of a serious traffic accident on the E45 in Vilhelmina. The government is in close contact with the relevant authorities, who are working intensively with rescue and support efforts.”
