A number of individuals have been killed and injured after a bus crashed right into a bus cease in central Stockholm, Swedish police say.
Circumstances surrounding the crash round 15:23 (14:23 GMT) on the Valhallavägen avenue within the Swedish capital stay unclear.
Police spokesperson Nadya Norton mentioned the bus driver had been arrested and a manslaughter investigation had been opened as a matter of routine.
It isn’t clear if there have been passengers on board. Police mentioned they weren’t commenting on the quantity, gender or ages of these affected at the moment.
The incident occurred close to the Royal Institute of Know-how college.
Photos in native media present rescue crews showing to assist individuals trapped beneath the double-decker bus.
A witness who owns a store on the road instructed SVT that the bus hit a pole in entrance of the bus shelter. They mentioned a number of individuals bumped into the store crying.
A girl instructed the native Expressen newspaper that the bus “mowed down a complete bus cease queue”.
She mentioned that individuals had been screaming and attempting to assist the injured, whereas lifeless individuals lay on the bottom.
“There will need to have been extra individuals underneath the bus,” she mentioned.
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson mentioned his ideas had been with the victims and their households.
“Individuals who may need been on their approach dwelling to household, buddies, or a quiet night at dwelling. We don’t but know the trigger, however proper now my ideas are primarily with these affected and their family members,” he posted on X.
