A motorcyclist swerved to avoid a moose and ended up in a ditch on Riksväg 69. The rider was airlifted to Akademiska sjukhuset in Uppsala.
The accident occurred on Thursday afternoon near Bertilsbo, between Rättvik and Bjursås. The road was closed during the rescue operation.
Police said the driver was awake when loaded into the ambulance helicopter. The extent of injuries is unknown.
The moose was euthanized after the crash.
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A man in his 60s died after losing control of his motorcycle during an event in an industrial area in Falkenberg on Friday evening. The motorcycle continued into the crowd and injured a female spectator.
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a head-on collision with a car on county road 867 north of Västervik on Sunday.
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A motorcycle accident occurred on Saturday north of Rättvik. One person was taken to hospital after the single-vehicle crash.
Two men in their twenties from Luleå died when a passenger car left Road 720 near Mörtträsk in Kalix municipality on Sunday afternoon.
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A traffic accident occurred around lunchtime on Sunday on Road 50 just outside Borlänge towards Ludvika. A trailer got stuck in the guardrail, leading to a full road closure for about one hour. No one was injured and police suspect no crime.
A man in his twenties was injured in Malmö on Monday evening and sought help at a riding school in the Fosie industrial area. Police have classified the incident as attempted murder and opened an investigation.
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An elk was seen in central Uppsala on the morning of June 5. The animal later died after falling from a high height on Stationsgatan.