Several killed after bus crashes into bus stop in Stockholm

Swedish police said that 3 people died and 3 people were injured when a bus crashed into a bus stop in the center of Stockholm.

Authorities are trying to identify the victims. It is not yet known whether there are passengers on the plane.

The circumstances surrounding the crash on Valhallavägen street in the Swedish capital at 15:23 (14:23 GMT) on Friday remain unclear.

While the bus driver was being questioned, a routine manslaughter investigation was also opened.

The incident took place near the Royal Institute of Technology university.

Images from the scene show rescue teams trying to help people trapped under the double-decker bus.

An eyewitness who owns a shop on the street told SVT that the bus crashed into the pole in front of the bus stop. They said several people ran into the store crying.

One woman told local newspaper Expressen that the bus “destroyed the entire bus stop queue.”

He said people were screaming and trying to help the injured, while the dead were lying on the ground.

“There should be more people under the bus,” he said.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said his thoughts were with the victims and their families.

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