The Swedish police confirmed that there is no indication of a deliberate act. The accident, which happened during the afternoon rush hour, claimed three lives and injured three others.
Swedish police said on Saturday that Friday’s fatal crash of a double-decker bus into people waiting at a bus stop in central Stockholm was likely an accident. Three people lost their lives and three others were injured, TASR writes, according to a report by the AFP agency.
- Swedish police said Friday’s accident in Stockholm was not an attack.
- Three people died in the accident, three others were injured.
- The bus driver remains in hospital and the investigation continues.
“From the material we have analyzed so far, including witness statements and photographs, there is no evidence that the incident was intentional,” Stockholm police spokesman Ola Osterling said. He added that the bus driver remains in the hospital after the accident.
A double-decker bus crashed into people waiting at a bus stop during the Friday afternoon rush hour. The accident occurred in the Östermalm district near the Tekniska Högskolan metro station and not far from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). According to the rescue services, the double-decker bus was not in service and therefore there were no passengers in it.
