The accident occurred at 5.20 pm on Norra Grängesbergsgatan.

Severely damaged

- It is an elderly man who has been hit.

He is seriously injured and has been taken to hospital, says Gustaf Sandell, internal commander at the Rescue Service South.

The police gave the man first aid, before he was taken to hospital by ambulance.

Norra Grängesbergsgatan was blocked off during the rescue operation.