Liberal Leader Johan Pehrson Involved in Traffic Accident on E18

Outgoing Liberal leader Johan Pehrson has been involved in a traffic accident on the E18. This was reported by Vestmanlands Läns Tidning. “He is fine,” his spokesperson Elin Olofsson wrote in a text message.

At 16:16 on Thursday afternoon, police and emergency services were alerted to an accident on the E18 in Västerås. Two cars had collided, and in one of them was the outgoing Liberal leader Johan Pehrson.

“It is true that Johan Pehrson was rear-ended, but he is fine and has no injuries,” his spokesperson Elin Olofsson wrote in a text message.

Rear-Ended

According to VLT, Johan Pehrson's car was rear-ended.

A person in the car behind Johan Pehrson was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, according to the police.

A police report has also been filed for 'failure to maintain distance', according to Kristoffer Johansson, the duty officer at the police region Mitt.

“There was a lot of traffic at the scene,” says Kristoffer Johansson.