A number of folks 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 road 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’s not clear if there have been passengers on board. Police mentioned they weren’t commenting on the quantity, gender or ages of these affected presently.
The incident occurred close to the Royal Institute of Expertise college.
Pictures in native media present rescue crews showing to assist folks trapped beneath the double-decker bus.
A witness who owns a store on the road informed SVT that the bus hit a pole in entrance of the bus shelter. They mentioned a number of folks bumped into the store crying.
“We don’t but know the reason for this, however proper now my ideas are foremost with those that have been affected and their households,” mentioned Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in a put up on X.