Three cars ended up in the ditch after two cars crashed on road 27 between Kungsstenarna and Elsemåla in the municipality of Tingsryd.

- Two people were taken by ambulance to hospital and they were seriously injured, says Jerry Lennartsson, rescue leader at the Östra Kronoberg rescue service.

A lane is open and queues can occur as traffic alternates past the accident site, according to the Swedish Transport Administration.

The traffic accident alarm came at 06.41.