Shortly after half past one on Sunday afternoon, the rescue service, police and ambulance were alerted to Östra storgatan in Gnesta, where a 7-year-old boy was hit by a car with a trailer.

- The boy has cycled. He is injured, but awake and talkable, says Andreas Linder, operations manager at Sörmlandskusten's rescue service.

Unclear damage situation

The boy was taken to hospital by ambulance.

According to the police, his injury situation is not known more than that he was awake and talkable when he was driven away by ambulance.

At the time of the accident, the boy was wearing a helmet, which may have saved his life, police say.