Swedish artist who lived under police protection killed in road accident, reports say

The Swedish news agency TT said police had confirmed that Vilks, 75, was traveling in the car with two police officers, and the newspaper Dagens Nyheter said the artist’s partner confirmed his death

Swedish artist Lars Vilks had lived under police protection since his 2007 sketch. Bjorn Lindgren/TT via AP

The Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who had lived under police protection since his 2007 sketch of the Prophet Mohammed with a dog’s body brought death threats, has died in a road crash, according to reports.

The accident reportedly involved a truck colliding with a civilian police car in which Lars Vilks and his police protection were travelling, news media said.